Tehran’s recent setbacks have paved the way for Ankara’s ascent. The Ankara-backed Azerbaijan’s triumph over Tehran-backed Armenia, Turkish-supported militias outmaneuvering Iran’s influence in Syria,

The bitter experiences of the past century have proved that a progressive solution to the Kurdish question, which is intertwined with a deepening imperialist war in the Middle East and involves four countries in the region,

The HIndu profiles on Abdullah Öcalan, former PKK leader, calls for peace and dissolution of the group after decades of conflict in Turkiye.

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. View on euron

Ocalan repudiated the “extreme nationalist deviation” of seeking a separate Kurdish state, insisting that the Kurdish question could be solved by “democratizing” the Turkish state.

Armed group's leader says it should lay down its weapons as armed struggle is no longer needed for Kurdish rights

The PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) should dissolve. I make this call and take historical responsibility,” read the letter from Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish guerrilla, on Thursday,

The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman has reacted to the Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's statements against Iran's regional policies.

These meetings culminated in Öcalan’s February 27 statement, in which he urged his organization to lay down arms and abandon demands for Kurdish statehood, self-determination, autonomy, and even cultural rights,

EDITORIAL. Following the call by the PKK's historic leader, Abdullah Öcalan, to dissolve his organization, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan must agree to enter into a political discussion to put an end to 40 years of war.

The imprisoned leader of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan, has urged his followers to lay down their arms in the decades-long fight against Turkey. "All groups should lay down their weapons and the PKK should dissolve,

It appears that one of the Middle East’s most intractable conflicts might be nearing its end, and its ramifications will befelt far and wide, following the call for peace by PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan.