"All groups must lay down their weapons, the PKK must disband. I ask them to lay down their weapons, I take responsibility for this appeal." PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan said this in a message read ...

For almost five decades, Turkey has been at war with the PKK, founded by Ocalan in 1978. Much of the fighting has focused on the group’s desire to establish an independent Kurdish state in the ...

The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey, bringing an end to more than 40 years of bloodshed. The imprisoned leader of the Kurdish militant group ...

If Ocalan's declaration does not by itself signal the conclusion of the PKK-Ankara war, what is it nevertheless likely to herald? And does the declaration have broader regional implications?

On February 27, Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan called for the group to disarm and end its conflict with Turkey, according to a message he released from prison. “Convene your ...

The announcement by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, comes against the backdrop of fundamental changes in the region, including the reconfiguration of power in neighboring Syria after ...

Pinar Dinc is the principal investigator of the ECO-Syria project, which receives funding from the Strategic Research Area: The Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW) at the Centre for ...

Last Thursday, Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), called his supporters to lay down their weapons. A historic opportunity has thus emerged to finally bring ...

The expected disarmament of the terrorist group PKK could pose a threat to Israel's interests in Syria, according to Israeli media reports. According to the Israeli press, a major change is likely ...

Istanbul (AFP) – Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan asking the group to disband and end more ...