Turkey's jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to disarm and disband on Thursday ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party has called on his organization to disarm and ...

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

The call from Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the PKK, could have far-reaching consequences for Turkey, Syria and the broader ...

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

The announcement said the cease-fire will pave the way for the implementation of Öcalan’s call for peace and “democratic ...

Most are Sunni Muslims. The Kurds were promised a nation of their own by world powers after World War I, but that was never granted. There were Kurdish rebellions in various countries over the ...

Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has asked his followers in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to lay down arms and dissolve the group, potentially ending a decades-long conflict with ...

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces ... into a campaign for autonomy and rights for Kurds within Turkey. The conflict between militants and state forces, which has spread beyond Turkey ...

Kurdish militants have declared a ceasefire two days after their imprisoned leader called for the group to disarm. The conflict between Türkiye and the PKK has led to tens of thousands of deaths ...