Man convicted of plotting 9/11-style attack asks for new lawyers at sentencing
The judge had appointed standby counsel but Cholo Abdi Abdullah, who represented himself during his trial, said he did not ...
Who is Ekrem Imamoglu? Turkish President Erdogan’s biggest challenger facing terrorism-linked charges
World: Imamoglu, widely seen as the frontrunner to become the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) candidate for the ...
Kurds in Iraq and Syria celebrate the Newroz festival of spring at a time of new political horizons
AKRE. Iraq (AP) — Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and ...
Cyprus Mail13d
Turkish party leader says his arrest is part of crackdown on Erdogan’s political opponents
The leader of a Turkish nationalist party has said he was arrested and detained on political grounds as part of an opposition ...
The Hindu24d
Kurdish PKK militia declares ceasefire, heeding jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan's call
heeding jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan’s call for disarmament, in a major step toward ending a 40-year insurgency against the Turkish state. Ocalan on Thursday (February 27, 2025) called on the ...
Radio France Internationale24d
Kurdish leader Ocalan calls for PKK disarmament, paving way for peace
The imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party, the PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, has called for an ... of journalists and human rights activists. Trial of alleged PKK figures accused of financing ...
France 2424d
PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey, ending 40 years of armed struggle
The imprisoned leader of the Kurdish militant group, Abdullah Ocalan, this week called for the PKK to disband. Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a ...
BBC25d
Kurdish group PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey
Syrian Kurds gathered this week to listen to a message from jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK has declared a ceasefire with Turkey after its jailed leader Abdullah ...
Hindustan Times25d
One of the world’s longest conflicts may be ending
DRESSED IN A navy blue jacket, Abdullah Ocalan, long considered Turkey’s public enemy number one, sat behind a long table in an island prison in the middle of the Sea of Marmara and posed for ...
The Irish Times25d
Jailed Kurdish leader calls for PKK to ‘disarm, dissolve’ after four-decade campaign that has cost 40,000 lives
Imprisoned Turkish Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan has commanded the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) to disarm and dissolve, potentially ending a four-decade insurgency against Ankara that spilt into ...
Middle East Eye25d
What's next after Ocalan's order to disband PKK?
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader, Abdullah Ocalan, issued an order on Thursday for the group he founded to disband and disarm. His announcement was largely welcomed by Turkish political ...
CBS News25d
White House welcomes call by Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan for Turkey's PKK terrorist group to disarm
Istanbul — In a historic move, imprisoned Kurdish separatist leader Abdullah Ocalan called Thursday on members of the banned Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) to lay down their weapons to end a ...