(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File) Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party, or DEM, delegation members release an statement from the jailed leader of the rebel Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or ...

Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has asked his followers in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to lay down arms and dissolve the group, potentially ending a decades-long conflict with ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Youngsters hold a photograph of the jailed leader of the rebel Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, Abdullah ...

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 ...

YPG established control in northern Syria during civil war Turkey views YPG as indistinguishable from PKK YPG seeks decentralization, not independence, in Syria Feb 27 (Reuters) - Abdullah Ocalan ...

Kurdish-led group rejects declaration Says it represents new form of authoritarianism UN envoy calls for inclusive transitional government Envoy also wants investigation into sectarian violence ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his militant group Thursday to lay down its arms and dissolve as part of a new bid to end a four-decade long conflict that has ...

Öcalan’s statement set off a chain of events, each carrying profound political and military implications. Pro-Kurdish Turkish legislators publicly read his message, emphasizing that the PKK no longer ...

If the Kurds do succeed in establishing an independent state in Syria amid the chaos gripping the region, it could accelerate secessionist movements in other Kurdish areas of the Middle East.

Kurdish PKK and YPG fighters in Shingal. Credit: Kurdishstruggle, Flickr, CC BY 2.0. In a historic turn of events, the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) declared on Saturday a ceasefire with Turkey. This ...

At stake, pro-Kurdish politicians and their voters say, is not just ending the PKK conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people and hamstrung regional development, but also prospects for ...