Turkey

Ukraine and Russia quickly end their latest round of direct peace talks in Istanbul

By Mehmet Guzel, Associated Press

Expectations were low for any breakthrough on ending the 3-year-old war after a string of stunning attacks over the weekend.

Putin fails to show at peace talks with Ukraine and Russia. Trump says he will set up a meeting

By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to take part in the talks as President Donald Trump pressed for the leaders to find a solution to the war, ongoing since Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. But Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned…

Kurdish militant group PKK will disband as part of a peace deal with Turkey

By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press

The PKK Kurdish militant group says it will disband and end its armed struggle as part of a new peace initiative with Turkey, ending four decades of armed conflict.

Tufts student from Turkey threatened with deportation, latest Palestinian supporter swept up in crackdown

By Michael Casey, Jake Offenhartz, Kathy McCormack, Associated Press

Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, a doctoral student at Tufts University, was swiftly moved out of Massachusetts, a demonstration of how U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is sending immigrants who are taken into custody to detention centers or deporting them altogether before…

Erdogan accuses the opposition of wrecking Turkey’s economy during protests over mayor’s jailing

By Andrew Wilks, Associated Press

Turkey’s president has accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in more than a decade.

Turkey detains journalists as protests grow over the jailing of key Erdogan rival

By Associated Press

A total of 1,133 people have been detained so far, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said.

Turkish court orders Erdogan’s opponent jailed pending trial on corruption charges

By Associated Press

Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was detained following a raid on his residence earlier this week, sparking the largest wave of street demonstrations in Turkey in more than a decade. It also deepened concerns over democracy and rule of law in Turkey.

Turkish police arrest Istanbul mayor, an Erdogan rival, as crackdown on opposition escalates

By Mehmet Guzel, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press

Turkish police arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a popular opposition leader and key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — and several other prominent figures as part of investigations into alleged corruption and terror links.

Kurdish PKK insurgents declare ceasefire in 40-year conflict with Turkey

By Andrew Wilks, Associated Press

Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire on Saturday in what could mark a significant boost to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government, two days after their imprisoned leader called for the group to disarm.

Imprisoned Kurdish leader urges his PKK militant group to disarm to make peace with Turkey

By Robert Badendieck, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press

Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan has called on his militant group to lay down its arms and dissolve as part of a bid to end a four-decade long conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.