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Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan back Öcalan’s call for PKK to lay down arms, disband

Iraq and its autonomous Kurdistan region have welcomed a call by jailed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) founder Abdullah Öcalan for the Kurdish militant group...

Syrian Kurdish leader welcomes Öcalan’s call for PKK to disband

The leader of the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Thursday welcomed a call by jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) founder Abdullah Öcalan for...

Mourinho gets four-match ban for ‘monkeys’ comment, referee criticism

Fenerbahçe coach José Mourinho has been suspended for four matches and fined more than 40,000 euros by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) for comments...

İstanbul mayor to appear in court in June for ‘targeting’ expert witness

İstanbul’s popular Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is set to appear in court in June after an indictment filed against him for allegedly targeting an expert...

Öcalan calls on PKK to lay down arms, disband, in historic statement

Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed founder and leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), on Thursday called for his Kurdish militant group to lay...

Bar association executives acquitted for 6th time in ‘Armenian genocide’ commemoration statement

A court has acquitted 11 executives of the Diyarbakır Bar Association in southeastern Turkey of charges stemming from a 2021 statement commemorating the victims...

Amnesty welcomes acquittal of former Turkey chair, laments new crackdown on rights activists

Amnesty International has welcomed the acquittal of Taner Kılıç, a prominent Turkish human rights defender and former chair of Amnesty International’s Turkey branch, after...

Öcalan: PKK founder who urged his fighters to lay down their arms

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

Opposition mayor among 21 detained in İstanbul dawn raids in bid-rigging probe

Turkish police detained another main opposition party mayor in İstanbul along with 20 others in pre-dawn raids, part of a bid-rigging and corruption investigation,...

Syrian Kurdish-led forces say Turkish airstrikes killed 12

Kurdish-led forces that control large swaths of northern and northeastern Syria said 12 people were killed Wednesday in airstrikes it blamed on Turkey, Agence...

Pro-Kurdish party delegation leaves for Öcalan meeting ahead of historic call

A delegation from Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) left Thursday to meet with jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah...

Russian, US diplomats meet in İstanbul for embassy talks

Russian and US officials met in İstanbul on Thursday for talks on resolving embassy issues as the two countries aim to restore ties, Agence...

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