The PKK has "waged an insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984", said Politico. Originally, it aimed to create an independent state for Kurds, an ethnic group of about 40 million people spread over Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria. Such independence was promised by the allied powers after the First World War, but never granted.

The Turkish lira was in free fall, inflation was soaring, and economists were warning of a full-scale financial crisis. But instead of raising interest rates like most countries do to fight inflation,

After over 4 decades of armed struggle, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) officially announced its decision to disband and disarm, marking a historic turning point in Turkey's history. The move follows an earlier appeal by the group's imprisoned leader,

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday told Russian and French leaders that a “historic turning point” has been reached in efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war and that Ankara was ready to host talks between the two warring parties,

U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone call on Monday that both leaders described as "very productive" and said they discussed everything from how to end Russia's war in Ukraine to Syria and the Gaza war.

A Turkish court has convicted a Swedish journalist of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Joakim Medin received an 11-month suspended prison term on Wednesday, but remains in custody as he awaits the outcome of a separate trial on terrorism-related charges.

Erdogan welcomed the Russian leader's statement that peace talks should resume in Istanbul where they left off, in a phone call with Putin on Sunday, his office announced. He told Putin that "Turkey is ready to host negotiations aimed at achieving a ...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone on Wednesday with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to convey his solidarity after India hit Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir with missiles, the Turkish presidency said.

Trump hints at gatecrashing Zelensky and Putin’s landmark meeting in Turkey - Trump says he is 'thinking about actually flying over' to Turkey where Putin and Zelensky are likely to meet this week