If Erdogan pulls off his plan with Kurdish support, then the long-term cost for Kurds will be steep: deeper isolation and a renewed backlash against their legitimate demands, even after Erdogan ...

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Turkey's push for PKK disarmament stems from political survival needs, economic strain, and countering Iran's influence, says ...

Turkey expects foreign countries will withdraw support for Kurdish fighters in Syria following the toppling of Bashar al-Assad, President Tayyip Erdogan said, as Ankara seeks to isolate Kurds who ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met for the first time with pro-Kurdish politicians who are working to bring an end to the 40-year conflict between Turkey and Kurdish militants.

Many Kurds blame Erdogan for aggressive state efforts to sideline pro-Kurdish parties from political life, with politicians arrested and elected officials removed from office.

The Kurds are also substantial minorities in Syria, Iraq, and Iran, where the PKK insurgency had important spillover effects. If Turkey fails to seize the moment, the conflict could erupt again.

An official with the PAK says their fighters are mainly based in Iraq with dozens of cells inside Iran. The official says that over the past two nights, regime forces have been heavily deployed in the ...

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U.S. administrations castigated the PKK and praised democracy but never considered that the PKK created the only oasis of progressivism in the region.

Erdogan at the time described developments as an “opportunity to take a historic step toward tearing down the wall of terror” between Turks and Kurds.