The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group declared an immediate ceasefire on Saturday, a news agency close to ...

Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire on Saturday in what could mark a ...

A momentous ceasefire declaration has stirred a mix of emotions in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq, where people bore the ...

Saturday's move also comes amid talks, supported by the government, with the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, to seek an end to a 40-year conflict ...

This is seen as a potential breakthrough in the Kurdish issue and could open the door for Turkish President, Erdoğan, to seek another term in office 26 years after the dramatic capture of PKK ...

High in the mountains of northern Iraq’s Kurdistan region lies Amedi, a stunning fortress town that seems frozen in time. Stretching just one kilometre in length, this ancient settlement sits ...

ERBIL — As discussions about a potential peace process gain momentum, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has rejected calls for disarmament without direct involvement from its jailed leader Abdullah ...

In 1978, Turkish Kurds formed the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a Marxist-Leninist insurgency seeking an independent Kurdistan. It waged an armed struggle against the Turkish government ...

A person waves a flag bearing the picture of Imprisoned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Oecalan during a celebration marking the Kurdish New Year "Newroz" in Frankfurt. Andreas ...

PKK fighters have several positions in Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdistan region, which also hosts Turkish military bases used to strike Kurdish insurgents. Ankara and Washington both deem the ...