Conflict Looms Despite Turkey’s Bold Peace Effort
Turkey has announced a potential peace process with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a group it has battled for decades. This unexpected move could significantly reshape Turkey’s internal politics and the region’s geopolitical landscape.
Efforts to end Kurdish militant conflict in Turkey face Syria test
Talks aimed at ending a 40-year-old militant conflict have fostered peace hopes in Turkey but the precarious situation of Kurdish forces in Syria and uncertainty about Ankara's intentions have left many Kurds anxious about the path ahead.
Conflict between Turkey and Kurdish groups rises around key dam in northern Syria
A key dam in northern Syria has become a flash point in the conflict between Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed armed groups
Turkey Says Syrian Kurdish Fighters Will Be 'Eliminated'
Turkey said Monday that it was "only a matter of time" before Syrian Kurdish fighters -- seen by the West as essential in the fight against Islamic State jihadists -- will be wiped out.
Turkey Says Syria Should Be Given Chance to Address Kurdish Militant Presence
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that the new Syrian administration should be given an opportunity to address the presence of Kurdish militants in the country, and reiterated that the Turkish military would act if it did not.
Turkey’s Aggression Sparks Kurdish-Turmoil in Syria’s Fragile Landscape
Syria’s political landscape is changing rapidly following the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad by rebel forces. Türkiye and Israel, two powerful neighbours, have taken decisive steps to secure their interests in the region.
37 Killed In Syria Clashes Between Pro-Turkey, Kurdish Forces: Monitor
Battles between Turkish-backed groups, supported by air strikes, and Kurdish-led forces killed 37 people on Thursday in Syria's northern Manbij region, a war monitor said.
Turkey poised for military action as Syrian tensions rise
The Turkish Armed Forces have been put on high combat readiness due to the possibility of conducting an operation against Kurdish armed groups in Syria. This information was relayed to the pro-government newspaper "Türkiye" by sources from the Turkish Ministry of Defense.
Syria's Kurdish community at the center of a post-Assad game of geopolitical tug-of-war
The fall of longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad has created a power vacuum that threatens some of the United States' ...
As Ankara and Washington disagree over the future of Syrian Kurds, Israel warns of war with Turkey
The appointment of trustees and other attacks on democratic rights by the government show that the renewed negotiations ...
Turkey Detains Another Opposition Mayor On 'Terror' Charges
An opposition mayor from southern Turkey was detained Friday on allegations of "belonging to a terror group", the pro-Kurdish opposition DEM party and Turkish media reported.
Turkey’s pro-Kurd party to meet jailed PKK leader on Saturday
A delegation from Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish DEM party is due on Saturday to visit jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is ...
Kurdish nationalist DEM Party delegation meets imprisoned PKK leader Öcalan
The renewed negotiations between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers Party, which Turkey has been trying to suppress for 40 ...
Turkey announces $14 billion regional development plan for Kurdish southeast
Turkey announced on Sunday a $14 billion regional development plan that aims to reduce the economic gap between its mainly ...
Turkey's pro-Kurd party to meet jailed PKK leader Saturday
A delegation from Turkey's main pro-Kurdish DEM party is due on Saturday to visit jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is ...
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PAX report highlights wildfires in Kurdistan Region amid escalating conflict
According to PAX’s analysis, approximately 7% of the burned land in the Kurdistan Region is likely a direct result of ...