The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has announced an immediate ceasefire, marking a significant step towards ending its four-decade-long insurgency against the Turkish state. The announcement came on Saturday, following a call by the group’s jailed leader, Abdullah Ocalan, for disarmament. Ocalan’s appeal, which was triggered by an unexpected proposal in ...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday it was time to destroy “terrorist” groups that posed a threat to Syria’s survival, referring to ISIL Takfiri group and Kurdish militants. “Daesh, the PKK, and their affiliates — which threaten the survival of Syria — must be eradicated,” he told journalists while returning ...
