Support from the PKK and Turkiye’s politicians signals a change after decades of conflict, but pitfalls remain.

ANKARA — Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM Party said Tuesday it will hold a new meeting with jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, a ...

The terrorist group is expanding its tunnel network in northern Syrian cities as tensions rise with Damascus over stalled ...

Ocalan, the PKK leader, moved to Syria in 1979 and resided there until 1998, when he was expelled. He then moved to other countries before being captured in Kenya.

During that period, the PKK in Turkiye was trying to carve out an autonomous region which would link up with its counterpart, the People’s Protection Units (YPG), in Syria.

Israel’s policies in Syria, which is on the path of restructuring the country, are fueling instability while threatening ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sent a message to Syria’s Kurds, saying that Türkiye is the guarantee for their security, ...

Turkish FM hosts Syrian counterpart in Ankara; defence ministers sign military cooperation memorandum of understanding.

War-ravaged Syria appears to be on the brink of fracturing again. Various rebel groups, united only in their hatred for ...

This year, the Kurdish New Year festival was allowed again, after being banned last year under Turkish occupation. The ...

Destabilizing actions which threaten Syria's unity, stability, and the welfare of its people should not be tolerated,' says ...

Building on the broader analysis presented in Part I, this second article focuses on the internal political and strategic dynamics that have shaped negotiations between the Turkish government and the ...