Both announcements mark a big shift in Kurdish strategy. Kurds hope that relinquishing their arms will help them negotiate ...

Turkey and Qatar's regional rivals face several setbacks as the two countries seal deals with US on energy and security in ...

Disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration following the dissolution of the PKK will be a process with no recent comparison, leaving peacemakers to forge a new path.

Turkey has the opportunity to play an outsized role in the global theatre, but my be undercut by internal challenges.

Syria's neighbors are providing a lot to the war-torn country. But the likes of Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the US are obviously ...

A former senior figure in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on Wednesday said Turkey’s renewed push for peace with the group hinges on developments in the Kurdish-held northeast Syria (Rojava), as ...

Turkey and Syrian Kurdish officials are engaged in secret negotiations to normalize ties and end decades of conflict.

Turkey, unencumbered and emboldened by the demise of a longstanding internal foe, can pivot fully to its broader regional ...

The PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party, a Stalinoid party long strong in the fight for Kurdish rights in Turkey and in Syria) has ...

Turkey boosts Syria's military, won't withdraw troops yet, says defense chief. Aims to aid reconstruction, counter 'terrorism ...

The talks address IS detainees, integration of SDF into Syrian military, and Kurdish governance in high-stakes negotiations ...

Regardless of what diplomatic arrangement is reached, the White House should formulate a plan to allow all American military ...