PKK, Turkey

Turkey's jailed PKK leader is reported to suggest he might be ready to end insurgency
The jailed leader of Turkey's outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, has been quoted as indicating he may be prepared to call for militants to lay down arms, after a key ally of President Tayyip Erdogan urged him to end the group's decades-old insurgency.
Jailed PKK leader says 'ready' to support Turkey peace drive
Istanbul (AFP) – Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), is "ready to make a call" to back a new initiative by the Turkish government to end decades of conflict, Turkey's pro-Kurd party said Sunday. Two lawmakers from ...
Jailed PKK Leader Ready to Work With Turkey for Peace, DEM Says
The leader of separatist Kurdish group PKK said he’s ready to cooperate with the Turkish government in a bid to end a long-running conflict that has claimed thousands of lives, according to a statement by the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party,
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 Ocalan on his island prison, the party said on Friday, setting up the first such visit in nearly a decade.
Turkey's pro-Kurd party to meet jailed PKK leader on Saturday
The visit became possible after nationalist Devlet Bahceli invited Abdullah Ocalan to come to parliament to renounce 'terror'
Jailed Kurdish leader says ‘ready’ to support Turkey peace drive
Abdullah Ocalan is the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party and has been serving a life sentence since 1999.
Erdogan Says Turkey Interest Rates Will Definitely Fall in 2025
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said interest rates will fall in 2025 as he once again stated his unconventional ...
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In first, Turkey to export jets, military vessels to NATO allies: What to know
After Turkish drones, manned Turkish jets and military vessels will appear on the European arena following deals signed with ...
Turkey goes to war with Germany over doner kebabs
The doner kebab, an omnipresent sight on German streets, has come to epitomise the influence of Turkish immigrants on their ...
Turkey’s central bank lowers key interest rate to 47.5%
Turkey’s central bank has lowered its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points to 47.5%, carrying out its first rate cut in ...
Turkey aims to provide power to Syria, collaborate on oil, gas, newspaper says
Turkey aims to provide electricity to Syria and strengthen its power infrastructure, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar was ...
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As resurgent ISIS exploits Syria’s void, will Trump cede fight to Turkey?
Following the fall of the Syrian regime, the Islamic State is exploiting power vacuums to rebuild as Turkey positions itself ...
Turkey's Top Diplomat Tells Blinken Kurdish Fighters 'Cannot Be Allowed' In Syria: Spokesperson
Turkey's top diplomat on Saturday said Syrian Kurdish fighters essential for the United States in the fight against Islamic State (IS) extremists cannot be sheltered in Syria, in a phone call with US ...
Turkey Eyes Role in Reviving Syria’s Oil and Gas Development
Turkey said it wants to help increase oil and natural gas production in Syria, the latest step in Ankara’s overtures for ...
Turkey cuts rates for first time in 22 months with jumbo reduction
Turkey’s central bank lowered its main interest rate for the first time in almost two years, pointing to slower consumer ...