Listen to political scientist Pinar Dinc explain what’s led to the PKK’s ceasefire with Turkey on The Conversation Weekly ...

Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire on Saturday in what could mark a significant boost to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government, two days after ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Thousands of people gathered outside Istanbul’s city hall for a second consecutive night on Thursday to rally ...

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AP) — A momentous ceasefire declaration on Saturday stirred a mix of emotions ... some of those who had lost relatives fighting on the side of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, ...

Share ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish security forces have killed 26 Kurdish militants in the past week ... The banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, declared a ceasefire in the 40-year insurgency ...

Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan has asked the members of the banned Kurdish group to lay down arms and dissolve the organisation for good. In a long-awaited statement read out by ...

PKK militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey have declared a ceasefire, two days after their imprisoned leader called for the group to disarm. The statement from the Kurdistan Workers' ...

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AP) — A momentous ceasefire declaration ... fighting on the side of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, were wary of placing their faith in the Turkish government.