Commenting on the possibility of easing the detention conditions for PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is serving a life sentence on Imrali Island in the Sea of Marmara, Tunc clarified that "any individ ...

Since the leader of the Turkish Nationalist Movement Party, Devlet Bahçeli, issued his call in October 2024 to disband the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and disarm it in exchange for the release ...

Syria's interim government has reached a deal with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to integrate the group into state institutions, the presidency has announced. The country's President, Hayat ...

ANKARA - Turkey's armed forces have killed 26 Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria in the week since jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan's disarmament call, the defence ministry said on Thursday.

the leader of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) who initiated peace talks between Ankara and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), on Saturday welcomed Abdullah Ocalan’s call for the PKK ...

It could also give Erdogan a domestic boost and an historic opportunity to bring peace and development to southeast Turkey, where the conflict has killed thousands and severely damaged the economy.

Abdullah Ocalan, center at the background photo, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File) A Kurdish woman shows the V-sing as she gathers with others to watch live ...

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AP) — A momentous ceasefire declaration on Saturday stirred a mix of emotions in southeast Turkey and ...

Abdullah Ocalan, to lay down arms and end its four-decade-long war with Turkey. In a statement on the affiliated Firat News Agency (ANF), the group's leadership said it would follow Ocalan's ...

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the PKK said it hoped Ankara would release Ocalan to enable him to lead the disarmament process. The PKK, which is classified as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the EU and the US, has been ...