Representatives of political parties came together for rare meetings on the occasion of Qurban Bayram, or Eid al-Adha, where ...

Scenario 3: Military Escalation If Ankara concludes the PKK's dissolution is a smokescreen, it could greenlight a major ...

Disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration following the dissolution of the PKK will be a process with no recent ...

The dissolution was therefore ratified at an extraordinary congress on May 12, held in two different locations (one can never be too careful...). This is the culmination of a 25-year quest for a ...

It should be remembered that there are approximately 40 million Kurds in the Middle East, spread across various countries ...

The meeting, took place at the Turkish Parliament and came on the heels of the 12th Congress of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party ...

Chair of the KCK Executive Council, stated that Abdullah Öcalan must be released for the PKK to lay down arms.

While this gesture of disarmament appeared to mark a historic turning point—a shift from armed resistance to peaceful, democratic engagement—it also raises serious concerns about whether Kurdish ...

While the PKK declared disbandment amid Öcalan’s call, deep rifts and contradicting statements shadow peace hopes ...

Imprisoned founder of the group, Abdullah Öcalan, released a statement from prison calling on the group to convene a ...

The PKK’s decision to disarm came two months after its imprisoned founder and leader, Abdullah Öcalan, issued a statement suggesting that the war had become obsolete. Öcalan had held secret meetings ...

The move reflects a broader strategic vision embracing gender liberation, pluralism, and local democracy The formal announcement of the PKK’s dissolution has sparked mixed reactions among Turkey’s ...