What’s behind Erdoğan’s calculated shift on Kurds and its potential consequences
Erdoğan’s outreach to Kurdish forces may signal peace — or a bid to secure support for extending his presidency by fracturing ...
The New York Sun1d
Is This the End of Turkey’s 40-Year Conflict With the Kurds?
Kurdistan Workers Party, in a major development, declares a ceasefire following a call from its imprisoned founder, Abdullah ...
Middle East Eye5h
UK launches ad campaign to dissuade Iraqi Kurds from migrating
People from the Kurdish region of Iraq have made up a large percentage of those making sea crossings to Britain ...
VOA Kurdish: Experts say Kurds should remain cautiously hopeful in Turkey's new peace process
Following the declaration of Kurdistan Workers Party leader Abdullah Ocalan on Feb. 27 for the party to lay down arms and ...
Turkey's Kurds say PKK militants heeding jailed leader's peace call is the right move
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...
Al-Monitor1d
Iran spooked by Turkey’s overtures to Kurds, rising role in Syria, Iraq
Iran and Turkey’s regional rivalry deepens as Ankara moves to make peace with the Kurds and expands its influence in Syria ...
Turkey's Kurds wary of path to peace after PKK declares ceasefire
A momentous ceasefire declaration on Saturday stirred a mix of emotions in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq, where people ...
Middle East Eye2d
Turkey-Iran tensions soar over Tehran's ties with Syrian Kurds
Turkey and Iran have been regional rivals for decades, with Syria as a key battleground. The ousting of Syrian President ...
Rudaw2d
Kurds’ have undeniable influence in the region: Scholar
The Kurds are an important factor in the region and can no longer be ignored, stated a professor from Tehran University during an interview with Rudaw.
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Why Öcalan’s Call Presents Historical Opportunities and Risks for Turkey’s Kurds
These meetings culminated in Öcalan’s February 27 statement, in which he urged his organization to lay down arms and abandon ...
Iraq’s displaced Kurds hope to return home after Turkey’s Kurdish militants declare a ceasefire
The mountains of northern Iraq have for years been a sanctuary for Kurdish militants fighting a decades-long insurgency ...
Deal With Kurds May Benefit Erdogan at Home and Abroad
The gambit could give the Turkish president a chance to extend his power, while also calming a conflict that threatens to undermine the new Syrian government.