Turkey has been at war with the PKK for almost five decades. Much of that conflict has focused on the group’s desire to establish an independent Kurdish state in the country’s southeast ...

In a historic move, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party has called for the group to disarm, paving the way for a new peace process in Turkey and a reshaping of alliances in Syria.

The PKK was established by Ocalan in 1978, initially seeking full independence and statehood for Turkey's large Kurdish minority, but later asking for autonomy. Since then, as many as 40,000 ...

ANKARA, Turkey — The imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party has called on his organization to disarm and dissolve as part of a new effort to end 40 years of fighting between the state ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his militant group Thursday to lay down its arms and dissolve as part of a new bid to end a four-decade long conflict with Turkey's ...

Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., made his appeal in a written statement that was read aloud during a news conference by members of Turkey’s main pro ...

By Carlotta Gall By seeking a peace deal with Kurdish militants, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey is attempting something momentous that not only aims to end 40 years of violent insurgency ...

The DEM party has long pressed for greater democracy in Turkey and rights for the country’s Kurdish population, and also to improve conditions for the imprisoned Ocalan. Turkish officials have ...

Kurdish Leader Ocalan Issues Message From Prison, Urging PKK to Disarm to Make Peace With Turkey ISTANBUL (AP) — Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his militant group Thursday ...