The PKK’s announcement of a unilateral ceasefire has won support among Kurds in southeastern Turkey, but hope for peace is ...

This headline alludes to works of literature to illustrate political realities, beginning with Ernest Hemingway's “A Farewell to Arms” and up to the Kurdish author Ronak Murad's famous novel about the ...

The massive street protests gripping Turkey may have been triggered by the arrest of Istanbul's popular opposition mayor but ...

Turkish authorities detained President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival on Wednesday on charges including corruption and aiding a terrorist group in what the main opposition party called "a coup ...

Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A senior commander of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) said on Monday that their jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan should be involved in all ...

Excerpts: IANS: How do you look at the implications of Abdullah Ocalan’s recent call for the PKK to disarm and dissolve? Is it a call which is given under duress, or, is this something else? Michael ...

open image in gallery People hold Kurdistan Workers Party flag and pictures of its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan as they celebrate the signing of the deal, in Qamishli, Syria, on 11 March 2025 ...

Ankara has long viewed the SDF as an extension of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), whose imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan last month called for the group he founded to disarm and disband.

Two days after three civilians were found dead in a river in Kathua, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has alleged that there have been attempts to “politicise” the deaths. He also voiced his surprise at ...

Outrage over a fashion show in Gulmarg found wide echo in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Monday with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah saying his government had no role in the event organised at a ...

Since Turkish Nationalist Movement Party leader Devlet Bahceli launched his call in October 2024 for the disbandment and disarmament of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in exchange for the release ...

Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah called for a report on a controversial Gulmarg fashion show held during Ramzan, citing disregard for local sensitivities. The event faced backlash from religious ...