PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan is leading peace efforts to end a Kurdish armed rebellion against Turkiye after four decades.

To fully disarm, we must also trust the state," said Murat Karayılan, a senior member of the militant group that declared its ...

A top official says Turkey is closely monitoring any attempts to undermine its peace initiative with the PKK following the ...

The Kurdish militia group, the PKK, had decided to disband and lay down its arms, after decades of launching attacks against ...

Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), has welcomed the group's decision to dissolve ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan on Tuesday welcomed the group's ...

This week’s disbanding of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) could see its ailing 77-year-old founder Abdullah Ocalan, who ...

In a message released on Tuesday, Ocalan conveyed his respect and approval of the congress, held from Nov. 5 to 7, and paid ...

A military coup in Turkey forces much of the PKK to flee to neighboring countries such as Syria and Lebanon, where the ...

All eyes were on the Turkish government Tuesday with the Kurds and their supporters looking for confidence-building steps a ...

In February, Abdullah Ocalan, the PKK's founder who is jailed in Turkey, appealed for it to disarm and dissolve. The decision opens the door to ending a conflict that has ravaged southeastern ...