The Economist32m
Kurdish rebels in Turkey declare a ceasefire
Even from the island prison where he has spent the past 26 years, Abdullah Ocalan still wields power over the Kurdistan ...
Cyprus Mail2h
Turkey continues operations on PKK in Iraq, Syria despite Ocalan call
Turkey's armed forces have killed 26 Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria in the week since jailed militant leader Abdullah ...
Al-Monitor2h
Turkey presses PKK to disarm 'immediately'
Turkey on Thursday insisted the PKK and all groups allied with it must disarm and disband "immediately", a week after a ...
Turkey’s central bank lowers key interest rate as inflation slows
Turkey’s central bank has lowered its key interest rate by a further 2.5 percentage points days after official figures ...
Bianet3h
Executive of pro-Kurdish news agency faces trial for exposing informant’s identity
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has filed a lawsuit against Diren Yurtsever, managing editor of Mezopotamya ...
Opinion
US Support for a Turkey-PKK Peace Process Would Advance US Interests, Costing Close to Nothing and Saving Billions | Opinion
If President Donald Trump truly wants peace in the Middle East, he should support the Turkey-PKK peace process.
Bianet4h
Despite health issues, Bahçeli seems at steering wheel of Turkey’s new Kurdish initiative
Öcalan (center) with the DEM Party delegation at İmralı Island Prison, where he has been held since 1999. A video of Öcalan delivering his message is expected to be released later this month during ...
US pushes for Kurdish oil exports resumption at Baghdad meeting
A U.S. diplomat will attend a planned meeting in Baghdad on Thursday on the resumption of Kurdish oil exports via Turkey's ...
Jewish Insider6h
House hearing highlights tensions and opportunities in U.S.-Turkey relationship
Lawmakers and experts discussed the merits of pressuring Ankara, which has a longstanding relationship with Hamas, or working ...
FDD's Long War Journal15h
Analysis: How will the US-backed SDF be affected by PKK leader’s disarmament call?
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan called for his group to disarm and end its conflict with Turkey. The ...
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 ...
While Calm Reigns in Damascus, Battles in Syria’s Northeast Rage On
The conflict poses a challenge for the new interim president as he tries to unify Syria and extend his authority over the ...