Jul 21 Iran to hold nuclear talks with European nations in Turkey, the first since ceasefire with Israel By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press The discussions, set for Friday in Istanbul, will involve officials from Britain, France, Germany, and the EU's foreign policy chief. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 9:17 After decades of insurgency against Turkey, PKK begins disarming in step toward peace By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev, Dan Sagalyn For the first time in four decades, the Kurdistan Workers Party, known as the PKK, is laying down its arms and says it will end its insurgency against Turkey. The separatist group’s disbandment comes after its imprisoned leader announced an… Continue watching
Jul 11 Kurdish separatist fighters in Iraq begin laying down weapons as part of peace process with Turkey By Associated Press The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, announced in May that it would disband and renounce armed conflict, ending four decades of hostilities. Continue reading
Jul 09 Jailed PKK leader urges militant group to disarm before peace ceremony with Turkey By Associated Press In a seven-minute video message broadcast on media close to the militants, Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, declared that the peace initiative had reached a stage that required practical steps. Continue reading
Jun 02 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. Continue reading
May 16 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… Continue reading
May 12 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. Continue reading
Mar 27 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… Continue reading
Mar 26 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. Continue reading
Mar 24 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. Continue reading