Erdoğan outlines terror-free Türkiye vision
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has emphasized one point consistently since the launch of the new political approach aimed…
US envoy urges PKK/YPG to act quickly on integration to avoid issues with Türkiye, Syria
‘One country, one nation, one military is dictated by that nation, which we’re now recognizing,’ Barrack says about…
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…
Kurdish group blames Turkiye of ignoring peace push after PKK disbands
2025-05-29T17:21:47+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Thursday, the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) accused…
The sudden death of Kurdish separatism in Turkey
ISTANBUL – The world’s longest-running armed insurgency has come to an abrupt end. Some four decades after orchestrating…
Despite disbandment: Turkiye continues targeting PKK in Kurdistan
2025-05-18T16:37:16+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Sunday, Turkiye launched more than 30 artillery…
Αφοπλισμός του PKK: Το τέλος εποχής στην Τουρκία, η νέα πραγματικότητα σε Συρία και Ιράκ
Μια σεισμική αλλαγή στο υποσύστημα της Μέσης Ανατολής βρίσκεται σε εξέλιξη μετά την ανακοίνωση αυτή την εβδομάδα από…
Türkiye and the Kurdish question: From armed struggle to political integration
Editor’s note: Engin Ozer is a Turkish political scientist. The article expresses the personal opinion of the author…
PKK-Erklärung: Dies war der längste bewaffnete Konflikt innerhalb eines Nato-Staates
Die kurdische PKK hat angekündigt, sich aufzulösen und den bewaffneten Kampf zu beenden. Allerdings erwiesen sich ähnliche Erklärungen…
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…
Why the PKK-Turkiye conflict persists despite Ocalan’s call?
2025-04-24T22:41:33+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Two months after Abdullah Ocalan urged his party…
Erdoğan’s Kurdish Initiative & the Logic of Arresting His Opponent
The shocking – though arguably not surprising – arrest of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s main rival, Istanbul…