Turkey’s president on Friday urged the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to seize the “historic opportunity” to end the ...

President Masoud Barzani said on Friday that he hopes jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abullah Ocalan is released ...

Turkey revives Kurdish peace talks after years of deadlock. But military strikes on PKK positions cast doubt on the process. A conflict spanning decades At least 40,000 people have been killed in ...

Commenting on the possibility of easing the detention conditions for PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is serving a life sentence on Imrali Island in the Sea of Marmara, Tunc clarified that "any individ ...

In a detailed and exclusive interview with IANS, Michael Rubin, a leading expert on the Middle East, dissects the complex and ...

Ocalan’s call comes as value of armed fight diminishes, and Kurdish political participation grew – will this continue?

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 ...

Turkey’s Kurdish militants declared an immediate ceasefire in their 40-year war against the Turkish state. The timing was significant. This ...

The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) declared a ceasefire with Trkiye last week, following a call from their imprisoned ...

Mr. Ocalan, imprisoned since 1999, remains the movement’s ideological leader despite being held in isolation on Turkey’s gulag, Imrali Island. Turkey has responded to the insurgency with relentless ...

Ocalan, 75, has been imprisoned on the island of Imrali, off Istanbul, since 1999, after being convicted of treason. Despite his incarceration, he continues to wield significant influence over the PKK ...