A ceasefire between Syria's Kurds and the government in Damascus ends hostilities and grants first-time rights to the marginalized minority. Does the deal also mean an end of the Kurdish quest for ...

"What we primarily seek to implement is radical democracy. Our main goal is to strengthen local administrations within a ...

Ocalan’s call comes as value of armed fight diminishes, and Kurdish political participation grew – will this continue?

Since Turkish Nationalist Movement Party leader Devlet Bahceli launched his call in October 2024 for the disbandment and disarmament of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in exchange for the ...

The agreement provides for the integration of the armed forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces and the de facto autonomous ...

"To be honest, the Alawites clearly ask for international protection," a former Syrian diplomat told Newsweek.

Syria’s government has struck an agreement with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) that control the northeast of ...

Syria’s interim government says it has reached a landmark agreement with Kurdish-led forces to integrate them into state ...

The MHP leader labeled the PKK's announcement "not appropriate," departing his previous idea that it would "benefit everyone.

Kurds in the Middle East have been in a state of limbo since Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, gave his pioneering speech in late February. In his ...

Thousands of women have taken to the streets of Turkish cities to mark International Women’s Day, protesting inequality and violence against women ...