Turkey warns Iran against hindering peace deal with Kurdish rebels

For four decades, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has been engaged in a violent fight in Turkey, killing more than 40,000 people. Between class struggle and nationalism, the initial aim was to achieve the creation of a Kurdish state. These fighters then favoured the recognition of their people and the preservation of their identity, their culture, without ever giving up radical methods. The whole region is concerned by the call for a ceasefir…

The PKK has responded favorably to the call by Abdullah Ocalan, who has been detained for 26 years, to disband and end four decades of guerrilla warfare.

Turkey warns Iran against hindering peace deal with Kurdish rebels

Tensions are rising between Turkey and Iran, with Ankara warning Tehran not to undermine efforts to end its war with a Kurdish rebel group, the PKK. As Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul, a peace deal with the Kurdish rebels would be a boost for Turkey in its race to gain influence in Syria.

A Promising Route to Peace in Türkiye’s PKK Conflict

Ankara and the PKK have a golden opportunity to end their decades-long confrontation. In this Q&A, Crisis Group explains how it arose and what may lie ahead.

Turkish analysis: withdrawal from Iraq, releasing Öcalan

Shafaq News/ Turkish forces are expected to withdraw from Iraqi and Syrian territories, with the potential release of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan, should the situation stabil

Since the call, on 27 February, of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan to lay down his arms, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has been in war for more than 40 years against the Turkish state, wants to abandon the armed insurgency and engages in a peace process. Will the weapons be silent in Turkey and Kurdistan? Zübeyir Aydar, close to Öcalan and responsible for the Union of Kurdistan Communities (KCK), to which the PKK belongs, has been con…