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More recently, it said it sought greater rights for Kurds inside Turkey. More than 40,000 people have been killed in four decades of conflict, both in P.K.K. attacks on military and civilian ...
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, which has been locked in bloody conflict with Turkey for more than four ...
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Marking the occasion of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, Turkey’s nationalist politicians visited a ...
An end to the conflict with the PKK could help settle one of Turkey’s most important political questions after decades in which millions of Kurds have demanded recognition and language rights.
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party said it will disarm and disband as part of a peace initiative with Turkey, the PKK-affiliated Firat News Agency reported.
Disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration following the dissolution of the PKK will be a process with no recent ...
Both announcements mark a big shift in Kurdish strategy. Kurds hope that relinquishing their arms will help them negotiate ...
While this gesture of disarmament appeared to mark a historic turning point—a shift from armed resistance to peaceful, ...
Turkey and Syrian Kurdish officials are engaged in secret negotiations to normalize ties and end decades of conflict.
Turkey, unencumbered and emboldened by the demise of a longstanding internal foe, can pivot fully to its broader regional ...
Imprisoned founder of the group, Abdullah Öcalan, released a statement from prison calling on the group to convene a ...
Mazloum Abdi, leader of Kurdish forces in northeast Syria, announced contact with Turkey, signaling a potential diplomatic ...