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Why are Turkey and the PKK turning to peace – and can it last?
For Turkey, peace with the PKK now would further reduce a weakened Iran’s ability to project power westward. Some groups ...
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The Kurdistan Workers’ Party Says It Will End Its War with Turkey
After decades of insurgency, the PKK plans to disarm and disband. Although skepticism still remains over Kurdish gains, ...
Kurdish PKK ends 40-year Turkey insurgency, bringing hope of regional stability
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, which has been locked in bloody conflict with Turkey for more than four ...
Why Turkey's Kurdish insurgents are laying down their arms
The PKK has "waged an insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984", said Politico. Originally, it aimed to create an ...
PKK says it is dissolving and ending its conflict with Turkey
The Kurdistan Workers Party, a militant organization that seeks an independent Kurdistan, announced it was disbanding, a move ...
Erdogan's global peacemaker spotlight hides tumult within Turkey
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan has probably never held more global sway: he will host the first direct Russia-Ukraine ...
Israel Issues Warnings to Syria and Turkey as Trump Praises Their Leaders
"We want to want to be sure that he is not a terrorist anymore," senior Israeli official told Newsweek of Syria's Ahmad al-Sharaa.
Trump’s Middle East trip coincides with a big week for Turkey’s Erdogan
Trump’s Middle East trip comes amid a heady few days for Turkey, with news the PKK would disarm and as it is set to host delegations from Russia and Ukraine.