Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that a disarmament call from the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, started a new phase in the efforts for a …
U.S. lauds Kurdish leader’s call for Turkey’s PKK separatists to disarm
The PKK’s decades-long Kurdish insurgency in Turkey has killed tens of thousands of people. Now its long-time leader says it’s time to end the fight.
Turkey peace call may boost Erdogan’s domestic and Syria goals
Tayyip Erdogan’s long-held goal of ending Turkey’s conflict with Kurdish militants is a step closer after their jailed chief’s peace call, giving the president a potential political boost at home and …
Trespassing turkey removed from Michigan medical facility for blocking entrance
Officials responded to a fowl play situation at a Bangor Township medical facility, having to remove a snoody and wattling trespasser. The morning of Wednesday, Feb. 26, Michigan Department of Natural …
Reaction to jailed Kurdish leader’s call for end to conflict with Turkey
Turkey’s jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to disarm and disband on Thursday, a move that could end its 40-year conflict with Ankara and have …
Explainer-A call for peace in Turkey: what’s in it for key actors?
Turkey’s 40-year battle against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) could be nearing an end after its jailed leader, Abdullah Ocalan, called on the militant group on Thursday to lay down its arms and …
Kurdish separatist leader calls on followers to disarm, potentially ending a five-decade insurgency with Turkey
Kurdish militant leader Abdallah Ocalan has asked his followers in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to lay down arms and dissolve the group, potentially ending a decades-long conflict with Turkey that is estimated to have killed at least 40,
How Erdogan “Saved” Turkey’s Economy?
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, …
Turkey shipping giant Ciner Shipping relocates to EU in major move
In a huge blow for Turkey and a slew of employees, a major conglomerate has pulled its shipping company out of the country – and reportedly relocated to its tourism rival of Athens, Greece …
Russia-US talks set for Thursday in Turkey, US says Ukraine not on agenda
Russian and U.S. diplomats will meet in Istanbul on Thursday for talks aimed at restoring their respective diplomatic missions, seen as a step towards ending the war in Ukraine, both sides said on …