But Bashar al-Assad's regime never recognised it and, despite his fall from power, its future remains uncertain. As well as ...

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that a disarmament call from the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan ...

Tayyip Erdogan's long-held goal of ending Turkey's conflict with Kurdish militants is a step closer after their jailed ...

After decades of fighting, the Kurdish group’s imprisoned leader is now calling for its fighters to put down their arms.

Kurdish militant leader Abdallah Ocalan has asked his followers in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to lay down arms and ...

While Ocalan's call raises hopes for ending decades of conflict with Turkey, questions remain about the future of Kurdish ...

Turkey has controlled various enclaves along the Turkish-Syrian border and supported militias battling the Assad government. Ankara supports the 90,000 fighters with the Syrian National Army (SNA), an ...

NATO member Turkey has long backed Syria's armed and political opposition to ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, who was toppled in late December in a lightning offensive spearheaded by Sharaa's forces.

After living hand to mouth in Turkey for a few years ... “Going home was always my plan, but I never imagined that Bashar al-Assad would be gone,” he answered. “So, my plan was to write ...

By Ben Hubbard Reporting from Istanbul Syria’s new interim leader, meeting on Tuesday with the president of Turkey ... al-Shara, who led the offensive that toppled President Bashar al-Assad ...

Turkey's 40-year battle against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) could be nearing an end after its jailed leader, Abdullah ...