New dawn in Türkiye: The road to a terror-free country
The Turkish government declared the “terror-free Türkiye” initiative to solve the most prolonged crisis in the history of…
Five key dates in the Turkey-PKK conflict
Fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) will start laying down their arms at a ceremony in northern…
Mechanisms ready to monitor PKK laying down arms: Spox
Concrete steps must be seen in the process of the PKK laying down arms in the upcoming few…
Turkey says it is closely monitoring PKK disbandment to secure peace
ANKARA – Turkey is closely monitoring any attempts to undermine its peace initiative with the PKK, a senior…
Weapons down: PKK plans dissolution after decades of conflict
2025-05-11T19:10:23+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is expected to…
Turkey’s Erdoğan meets pro-Kurdish MPs as they seek to end 40-year insurgency
ADVERTISEMENT Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has held a first meeting with pro-Kurdish politicians who are working to…
Kurds ponder future in Turkey, Syria and Iraq with guarded optimism
A month after jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his party to end its 40-year insurgency…
Kurdish militants declare a ceasefire in a 40-year insurgency in Turkey
ISTANBUL (AP) — Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire on Saturday…
Iran welcomes PKK leader Ocalan’s call to disarm
Iran has long accused various Kurdish militant groups of inciting unrest and carrying out operations within its borders…