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

Police in Ankara said in a statement that a man detained for setting it alight suffered from psychological problems and also ...

The Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) is urgently calling for Turkey's parliamentary Commission to directly ...

A car fire near Turkey's parliament highlighted unresolved tensions with the PKK, a rebel group promising disarmament. This ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A delegation from Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) is scheduled to visit jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah ...

A veteran of Turkey's decades-long conflict with Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) insurgents told lawmakers on Tuesday that national unity and legal accountability were required as part of a peace ...

A car was set on fire near Turkey's parliament, reflecting decades of conflict with the PKK. The incident occurred before the ...

For 40 years the PKK has been at war with Turkey in a conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people, many of them civilians, and is one of the longest-running in the world.

Founded by Ocalan in 1978, the PKK has waged a war against the Turkish state for decades. The group initially fought for an independent state in the Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish southeast.

Kurds are the biggest minority in Turkey, making up between 15% and 20% of the population, according to Minority Rights Group International. They also have a significant presence in northern Syria ...

Kurdish PKK militants burn weapons in landmark step to end decades-long Turkey conflict By Published July 11, 2025 7:46 am This video is no longer available ...

Kurds are the biggest minority in Turkey, making up between 15% and 20% of the population, according to Minority Rights Group International. They also have a significant presence in northern Syria ...