The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has announced an immediate ceasefire, marking a significant step towards ending its four-decade-long insurgency against the Turkish state. The announcement came on Saturday, following a call by the group’s jailed leader, Abdullah Ocalan, for disarmament. Ocalan’s appeal, which was triggered by an unexpected proposal in ...
Senior Turkish and Iraqi officials convened in Baghdad on March 14 to address security concerns, particularly focusing on strategies to combat the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Iraq. A statement released by the Iraqi foreign ministry following the meeting disclosed that the talks involved Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Defense ...