Kurdish Fighters Called a Truce, but Turkey Kept Up Lethal Strikes
Turkey is still bombing armed Kurdish insurgents in Iraq and Syria, even after their leader urged them to lay down their arms ...
Why are anti-Erdogan protests escalating across Turkey?
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across Turkey following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a ...
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Peace hopes remain remote as Turkey's Kurds mark 'Newroz'
Three weeks after jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan urged his militants to disband, Turkey's Kurds were celebrating their ...
The PKK says it will lay down its arms. What are the chances of lasting peace between Turkey and the Kurds? Podcast
Listen to political scientist Pinar Dinc explain what’s led to the PKK’s ceasefire with Turkey on The Conversation Weekly ...
Turkey erupts into chaos after Erdogan rival detained, hundreds of protesters arrested
Turkey is bracing for more civil unrest, after at least 340 people were arrested overnight Friday during a third day of ...
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Kurds cautiously optimistic about PKK’s ceasefire with Turkey
For more than 40 years, the Turkish government has fought the PKK in eastern Turkey, northern Iraq and Syria. Recent efforts ...
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DEM Party pushes for wider recognition of Kurdish language in Turkey
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Turkey’s pro-Kurdish political party wants the Kurdish language to be officially recognized in ...
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Kurds hold ‘Newroz of peace’ celebration in Turkey
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Thousands of Kurds gathered in an iconic park in southeast Turkey on Friday to celebrate Newroz, ...
Kurds in Iraq and Syria celebrate the Newroz festival of spring at a time of new political horizons
AKRE. Iraq (AP) — Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and ...