FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds a picture of jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan during a rally in Diyarbakir, Turkey, February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A ...

Fifteen percent of the Turkish population, approximately 16 million, are Kurds, and Erdogan needs to accept that they have a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Syrian Kurds hold flags as they gather after Turkey The video marks a rare and pivotal moment in the long-running conflict, ...

The PKK has demanded the release of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan from prison as a precursor to peace talks—but doing so would lead to a national crisis in Turkey. The ghosts of Turkey’s long ...

ANKARA, Turkey(AP) — A Turkish parliamentary committee set up to oversee a new peace initiative with Kurdish militants on Friday voted in favor of a controversial step to meet with the militant ...

"Close Imralı," reads the text under Öcalan's portrait during a demonstration In a new action plan submitted to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Turkey announced that it will not ...

ANKARA — Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM Party said Tuesday it will hold a new meeting with jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, a central figure in peace talks aimed at ending the four-decade insurgency ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan on Sunday expressed deep concern over ...