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In Rare Video, Jailed Kurdish Leader Declares an End to Armed Struggle
In the first footage of him to be released publicly in 25 years, Abdullah Ocalan said the P.K.K. insurgency against Turkey ...
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Turkey's Erdoğan bets big with high-stakes Kurdish gamble
As the president’s traditional support wanes, he is seeking a risky deal with the Kurds to buy a political lifeline. But is ...
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Turkey tells Council of Europe it will not extend ‘right to hope’ to Öcalan
Ankara stated that granting the right to conditional release for those sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment is not under ...
Syria’s government and Kurds still at odds over merging forces after latest talks, US envoy says
A U.S. envoy says that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging their forces after the ...
Jailed PKK leader Ocalan says armed struggle with Turkey is over
Abdullah Ocalan, jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, appeared in a rare online video on ...
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President Barzani sends condolences to Turkey over soldiers’ deaths
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Tuesday extended his condolences to Turkey following the deaths of 12 Turkish ...
Jailed Kurdish militant leader urges PKK fighters to disarm before a symbolic peace ceremony
The imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party has renewed his call for fighters to disarm. Abdullah Ocalan emphasized ...
Turkey's pro-Kurdish party will meet with President Erdogan to push PKK peace process
Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party will meet President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to push a peace process with the Kurdistan ...