Turkey's crackdown on President Tayyip Erdogan's main rival and silence on what reforms might follow the end of a 40-year ...

With the disintegration of the Syrian state after 2011, the Kurds in northeast Syria became key players in shaping the ...

If the Kurds do succeed in establishing an independent state in Syria amid the chaos gripping the region, it could accelerate ... organization in 1997. U.S.-Turkey relations have faltered since ...

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — A momentous ceasefire declaration ... Sulaymaniyah, in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, is the city closest to the PKK’s headquarters in the Qandil ...

The conflict between Turkey and the PKK has led to tens of ... led by top figures who have fled and found sanctuary in the Kurdish region in northern Iraq. In Syria, Kurdish fighters — who ...

November 3, 1918 – (IRAQ) With the discovery of oil in the Kurdish province of Mosul, British forces occupy the region. August 10, 1920 – (TURKEY) The Treaty of Sèvres outlines the ...

The conflict between Turkey and the PKK has led to tens of ... led by top figures who have fled and found sanctuary in the Kurdish region in northern Iraq. In Syria, Kurdish fighters — who ...

If Erdoğan and his government simply instrumentalize the promise of peace as a regional power grab, the challenges in ...

Listen to political scientist Pinar Dinc explain what’s led to the PKK’s ceasefire with Turkey on The Conversation Weekly ...

AKRE. Iraq (AP) — Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and ...