Even from the island prison where he has spent the past 26 years, Abdullah Ocalan still wields power over the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the rebel group he founded to fight for a Kurdish homeland ...

For Erdogan, securing peace would be a legacy-defining achievement, bringing stability and economic development to Turkey’s southeast while bolstering Ankara’s influence in Syria and Iraq. Yet, his go ...

Turkey's pro-Kurdish party said that President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling alliance had offered no clear steps during closed-door talks on Monday meant to advance a peace process after Kurdish militants ...

Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey have declared a ceasefire, just two days after their imprisoned leader called for the group to disarm.

Share ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish security forces have killed 26 ... who has been serving a life-term on a prison island off Istanbul since 1999, urged his group to convene a congress and take the ...

In a message from his prison on an island off Istanbul ... The DEM party has long pressed for greater democracy in Turkey, rights for the country’s Kurdish population and to improve conditions ...

In a message from his prison on an island off Istanbul, Ocalan said that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, should hold a congress and decide to disband.

ANKARA - Turkey's pro-Kurdish party said that President ... who is serving a life sentence on an island prison and has been barred from legal visits for years. Kocyigit said DEM conveyed its ...

The conflict between Turkey and the PKK has led to tens of ... to lay down its arms and disband after visiting him on his island prison. The White House praised the call for peace, CBS News ...

He has been in a Turkish prison for a quarter century. Many of Turkey’s Kurds view Mr. Ocalan ... he was incarcerated on Imrali Island in the Sea of Marmara, south of Istanbul, where he was ...