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.
The Syrian Kurds Are In Erdogan’s Crosshairs
A senior U.S. diplomat in northern Syria, William V. Roebuck, in a memo, called it “a catastrophic sideshow” and “an intentioned-laced effort at ethnic cleansing” with reference to Erdogan’s plan to replace the Kurdish population with Syrian refugees from Turkey. There was a similar displacement after the Turkish occupation of Afrin.
Erdogan Tells Iraqi Kurdish PM That Turkey Working to Keep Syria Secure
Turkey is working to ensure that Syria's transformation over the last month will not bring new instabilities to the region, President Tayyip Erdogan told the Iraqi Kurdish prime minister, Erdogan's office said on Tuesday.
Turkey threatens military operation against Syrian Kurdish fighters
Turkey threatened Tuesday to launch a military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria unless they accepted Ankara's conditions for a "bloodless" transition after the fall of strongman president Bashar al-Assad.
Türkiye considers military operation against Kurdish groups in Syria
Türkiye may initiate a military operation in Syria against Kurdish armed groups. Ankara has set certain conditions for the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which it considers a terrorist organization,
Turkey threatens offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters
The fall of Bashar Assad to Islamist-led rebels has raised the prospect of Turkey intervening in Syria against Kurdish forces accused by Ankara of links to armed separatists.Turkey threatened on Tuesday to launch a military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria unless they accepted Ankara's conditions for a "bloodless" transition after the demise
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 detains pro-Kurdish mayor in southern district, police and party say
Turkish police in the southern province of Mersin said they had detained a pro-Kurdish mayor on Friday, along with five other ...
Turkey's imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader says he is willing to work with authorities for peace
Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of Turkey’s banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, has said that he is willing ...
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 ...
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Pro-Kurdish party to visit Ocalan within two days
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A delegation from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish political party will visit the jailed leader of the ...
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Turkiye to allow pro-Kurdish party to visit jailed PKK founder
Turkiye will allow parliament’s pro-Kurdish party to visit the jailed founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on his ...
Turkey to allow pro-Kurdish party to visit jailed militant leader
Turkey has decided to allow parliament's pro-Kurdish DEM Party to hold face-to-face talks with militant leader Abdullah ...
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Kurdistan Region releases Syrian Kurdish journalist after 440 days: Lawyer
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Region’s Cassation Court has dropped all charges against Syrian Kurdish journalist ...
Erdoğan reiterates Turkish support for Syria's territorial integrity
The Turkish president warned that Ankara would act quickly in response to any perceived threats, a reference to Kurdish ...