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Senior PKK figure says Turkish officials engaged in talks with Öcalan for a year before his historic call

Turkish officials had been in talks with jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan for about a year prior to his February 27...

Turkish gov’t rules out concessions to PKK following historic call from Öcalan

A spokesperson for Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) has ruled out any concessions to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) following a recent...

Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking TurkStream pipeline, calls for Turkey’s mediation

Russia has accused Ukraine of conducting a drone attack on a key facility for the TurkStream gas pipeline, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. In...

Far-right leader marks 64th birthday behind bars, calls imprisonment politically motivated

Ümit Özdağ, leader of Turkey’s far-right Victory Party (ZP), celebrated his 64th birthday behind bars, claiming in a letter from prison that his ongoing...

Prosecutors seek arrest of opposition district mayor, 17 others in İstanbul

Turkish prosecutors have requested the arrest of Alaattin Köseler, a main opposition party mayor in İstanbul, and 17 others on charges of bid rigging...

Erdoğan says Turkey will pursue anti-PKK fight if group doesn’t disband

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned on Saturday that Turkey would continue military operations against outlawed Kurdish militants unless they kept their pledge to disband,...

Turkish businessman hit with travel ban over Ramadan email controversy

A leading Turkish businessman was barred from traveling abroad on Sunday, a day after being detained over an internal mail prosecutors alleged was limiting...

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party urges ‘democratic solution’ to insurgency

Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition party said the government must not waste the opportunity to end the decades-long Kurdish insurgency and show its willingness to achieve a...

Erdoğan says PKK leader’s call to disband the group a ‘historic opportunity’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday said that the appeal by the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) for the...

What’s next after Öcalan urges the PKK to disband?

Jailed militant leader Abdullah Öcalan's call for his Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to disband and lay down its arms after decades of armed struggle has...

Turkey’s economy grows 3.2 percent in 2024, exceeding forecast: report

Turkey's economy grew 3.0 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2024, bringing full-year growth to 3.2 percent, exceeding forecasts despite the weight of...

Öcalan’s historic call to disband PKK elicits mixed reactions from opposition leaders

Jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan’s historic call for the militant group to lay down its arms and disband has sparked a...

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