The announcement by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, comes against the backdrop of fundamental changes in the region, ...

Militants from the Kurdistan Workers' Party have declared a ceasefire, in what may represent a significant political ...

Pro-Kurdish politicians are meeting the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, as part of renewed peace ...

While Ocalan's call raises hopes for ending decades of conflict with Turkey, questions remain about the future of Kurdish ...

ISTANBUL - Jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan on Thursday called for his Kurdish militant group to lay down its weapons and ...

The separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party said it is ready to lay down its arms after a call from its jailed leader to do so.

The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militia declared an immediate ceasefire on Saturday. Ocalan as pictured, called on ...

The PKK's decades-long Kurdish insurgency in Turkey has killed tens of thousands of people. Now its long-time leader says it's time to end the fight.

Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdish group PKK, has called on his movement to lay down its arms and ...

The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) announces a ceasefire after leader Abdullah Ocalan urged disarmament and dissolution. This ...

There was no immediate reaction from the PKK's leadership, which is based in northern Iraq. The group, founded by Ocalan in 1978, has led an insurgency in Turkey’s southeast since 1984.

The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has declared an immediate ceasefire following leader Abdullah Ocalan's call for disarmament. This move, supported by President Erdogan, could end a 40-year conflict ...