After nearly 50 years of conflict, PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan has called for peace. Could this be the end of Turkey’s longest ...

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) was born in the 20th century, the most violent century in history. The political and ...

These meetings culminated in Öcalan’s February 27 statement, in which he urged his organization to lay down arms and abandon ...

Ocalan repudiated the “extreme nationalist deviation” of seeking a separate Kurdish state, insisting that the Kurdish ...

The call from Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the PKK, could have far-reaching consequences for Turkey, Syria, and the broader ...

The outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on Saturday announced a ceasefire with Turkey, two days after its jailed leader ...

The imprisoned leader of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan, has urged his followers to lay down ...

Many interpreted Öcalan's additional message, which was not included in his letter, as an indication that the legal and ...

The DEM Party has shared a photo of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan for the first time in years. Following the third meeting with ...

The PKK "has fulfilled its mission," says Remzi Kartal, co-chair of the Kurdistan People's Congress (KONGRA-GEL) ...

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The landmark call on February 27, 2025 to end a decades-long armed insurgency against the Turkish state should be a catalyst ...