A key dam in northern Syria has become a flash point in the conflict between Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed armed groups.

The disarmament of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party and promised release of its prisoners offers a path to pacifying conflict in Turkey. It’s less clear if the Turkish state is ready to compromise with ...

Kurdish militants have withdrawn from four camps in northern Iraq as part of a peace effort with Turkey, according to Turkey's state-run news agency.

(Reuters) -The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group said on Sunday it was withdrawing from Turkey as part of a disarmament process it is coordinating with the government, and pressed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fighters with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) walk for a disarmament ceremony marking a significant step toward ending the ...

Turkey parliament has approved a bill to formally disband the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK. The legislation also offers limited amnesty to some fighters who surrender their weapons. The move marks ...

ANKARA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM Party said on Monday that the Turkish government had no more "excuses" to delay a peace process with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) now that a ...

Qubad Talabani speaks about Iran war, relations with Baghdad and political deadlock in Iraqi Kurdistan ...

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — The main drag in Diyarbakir, Turkey's largest Kurdish city, is – in a word – alive. Vendors slice open bright pink watermelons. An elderly man stirs a pot of sherbet, a sweet, ...

Turkey's Kurdish Party Says Syria Deal Leaves Ankara 'No Excuses' on Peace Process By Ece Toksabay ANKARA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM ‌Party said on Monday that the ‌Turkish ...