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

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 ...

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 ...

Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed founder of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), is an icon to many Kurds but a "terrorist ...

The Kurdish militant group has led an armed insurgency since 1984 that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.

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

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party said it will disarm and disband as part of a peace initiative with Turkey, the PKK-affiliated ...

The decision was made following a congress held from May 5-7, in response to a call by the group's imprisoned leader, Abdullah Öcalan, the group announced today, according to a statement published by ...

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

The PKK announced that it had held a congress in Iraqi Kurdistan, most likely to decide on disbanding after its leader's call ...