The Turkish president also deemed essential to dismantle the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces operating in northern Syria, which Ankara links to the Kurdistan Workers' Party, outlawed in Turkey ...

On March 19, 2025, police arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on corruption and terrorism charges. Four days later, on March 23, a judge ordered him to prison pending trial.

The mood among the Kurds has changed after Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan urged the PKK to end its struggle against Turkey.

The PKK’s announcement of a unilateral ceasefire has won support among Kurds in southeastern Turkey, but hope for peace is ...

As democracy in Turkey collapses under the pressure of the escalating imperialist war and growing social inequality, a ...

A notorious Kurdish gangster has fled Turkey to avoid extradition on drug-trafficking charges, a Swedish prosecutor has told The National. Rawa Majid, 39, known as the Kurdish Fox, had been living in ...

Here’s a look at Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most reside within countries in the Middle East including northern Iraq, eastern Turkey, western Iran and small ...

The arrest and imprisonment of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu appears to mark a profound transformation in governance in Turkey.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked President Donald Trump to approve Turkey's re-admission to the F-35 fighter ...

If Erdoğan and his government simply instrumentalize the promise of peace as a regional power grab, the challenges in ...

The jailed founder of a Kurdish nationalist group has called for the movement to lay down its arms, but Kurdish forces seem unwilling to as long as Turkish strikes continue.