The jailed founder of a Kurdish nationalist group has called for the movement to lay down its arms, but Kurdish forces seem ...

Kurdish Leader Ocalan Issues Message From Prison, Urging PKK to Disarm to Make Peace With Turkey ISTANBUL (AP) — Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his militant group Thursday ...

An end to the Turkish-Kurdish conflict may not be imminent despite the ceasefire declared by the Kurdish PKK rebels ...

Here’s a look at Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most reside within countries in the Middle East including northern Iraq, eastern Turkey, western Iran and small ...

This year’s Newroz celebrations in Istanbul were among the largest in recent history, with hundreds of thousands gathering at ...

They have now reached another turning point. Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) has called on his ...

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

It was a development in the Syrian drama almost as unexpected as the stunningly swift fall of the Assad regime that had ...

The developments in the Middle East over the past year have been rapid and surprising. One of these surprises is the ...

Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time ...

Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM Party criticized President Erdogan's ruling alliance for not offering specific steps during talks aimed at advancing peace. Despite Kurdish militants' pledge to disarm, the ...