In Turkey, watchdogs note wave of arrests of Kurdish media
20 hours ago · Kurds are one of the world’s largest stateless ethnic groups, an estimated 30 million of whom span the Middle East countries of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. Across those regions, CPJ data show ...
Talks to end Turkey's war with PKK sees Kurdish politicians met …
Jan 13, 2025 · ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Talks between politicians from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party and jailed Kurdish leaders have been gathering steam as they try to end 40 years of fighting between the state and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK. The latest peace effort comes at a time of heightened instability and fundamental changes reshaping the region.
What to know about the latest effort to bring an end to Turkey's …
Jan 13, 2025 · The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, has waged an armed insurgency against Turkey since 1984, initially with the aim of establishing a Kurdish state in the southeast of the country.
Turkey launches air attacks against Kurdish rebels in Iraq and Syria
Jan 13, 2024 · Turkey has bombed multiple locations allegedly linked to Kurdish groups in Syria and northern Iraq in retaliation for the deaths of nine Turkish soldiers in Iraq, the defence ministry said.
Turkey strikes Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and Syria following ...
Oct 23, 2024 · Turkey’s air force has struck Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and Syria in an apparent retaliation for an attack at a key state-run defense company that killed five people and injured more than 20 others.
Conflict between Turkey and Kurdish groups rises around key …
Jan 9, 2025 · TISHRIN DAM, Syria (AP) — A key dam in northern Syria has become a flash point in the conflict between Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed armed groups, which has intensified in the weeks since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad in a lightning offensive.
Efforts to end Kurdish militant conflict in Turkey face Syria test
Jan 10, 2025 · Turkey has warned it could mount a cross-border military offensive into northern Syria against the Kurdish YPG militia unless they disband.
Turkey strikes Kurdish sites after attack kills five near Ankara
Oct 24, 2024 · Turkey's government says its military has struck sites in Iraq and Syria linked to Kurdish militant group the PKK, after blaming it for an attack near Ankara that killed at least five people.
Despite Deadly Attack, Turkey Seeks Opening With Kurdish …
Oct 24, 2024 · If Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the main group fighting for greater autonomy for Turkey’s Kurdish minority, would come to Parliament, renounce militancy and disband his organization, the...
Turkey's pro-Kurdish party to meet jailed PKK leader again …
3 days ago · Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM Party said it will send a delegation to meet Abdullah Ocalan, head of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), in jail on Wednesday for a second time as part of a ...