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 ...

The MHP leader labeled the PKK's announcement "not appropriate," departing his previous idea that it would "benefit everyone.

The PKK’s unilateral disarmament marks a potential turning point in Kurdish relations with the Turkish state, but challenges ...

Turkish security forces have killed 26 Kurdish militants in the past week, the Turkish defense ministry said Thursday, even as the militants' imprisoned leader called on his group to disband and his ...

Öcalan (center) with the DEM Party delegation at İmralı Island Prison, where he has been held since 1999. A video of Öcalan delivering his message is expected to be released later this month during ...

Erdoğan’s outreach to Kurdish forces may signal peace — or a bid to secure support for extending his presidency by fracturing ...

The bitter experiences of the past century have proved that a progressive solution to the Kurdish question, which is ...

After a 40-year conflict with Turkey that has killed 40,000 people, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, known as the PKK, declared ...

Kurdish fighters who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey have declared a ceasefire, just two days after their ...