While Turkey has so far refrained from staging a comprehensive military operation, the political atmosphere remains tense. Turkey opposes Kurdish ambitions over oil-rich Kirkuk and categorically ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pro-Kurd protesters hold flags with portraits of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan. February 16, 2019.

ANKARA, May 25 (Reuters) - Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM Party condemned on ⁠Monday ⁠a court ruling that ousted the leadership ⁠of ...

Turkey is on the brink of an incursion into northern Iraq, which would destabilise the only area of Iraq that receives much publicity for its political stability. This is why Washington should ...

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A peace initiative to end a decades-long conflict with Kurdish militants has been effectively “frozen” by the Turkish government, a top militant commander said on Thursday. He and ...

On July 11, 2025, following Abdullah Öcalan’s call to disarm and dissolve the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), 30 guerrillas symbolically burned their weapons in Jasana Cave, Slêmanî, a historic symbol ...

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — A momentous ceasefire declaration on Saturday stirred a mix of emotions in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq, where people bore the brunt of the 40-year conflict between Kurdish ...

ISTANBUL — Kurdish fighters who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire on Saturday in what could mark a significant boost to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government, two ...

The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said Monday that it will disband and disarm after four decades of armed conflict with Turkey. The decision was announced through the Firat News Agency, a media ...

Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire on Saturday in what could mark a significant boost to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government, two days after ...