Listen to political scientist Pinar Dinc explain what’s led to the PKK’s ceasefire with Turkey on The Conversation Weekly ...

Critics say the crackdown follows significant losses by Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party in local elections last year amid ...

Critics say the arrest of Istanbul's mayor is part of a mounting crackdown by Turkey's president to silence all dissent.

Zak Amin gives a lecture about Kurdish attire during his Kurdish heritage and culture class at Moorhead High School on Feb.

Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and a popular figure, had boasted jokingly that he was the only person to have beaten ...

Turkish authorities have detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as part of ...

The Iraqi foreign ministry on Tuesday condemned the renewed Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip, which have led to the ...

At least nine members of the same family, including seven children, were killed in an alleged Turkish drone strike on a rural area near Kobani.

As Kurds themselves face persecution from both Turkey and Iran, their violence against Assyrians has only intensified through ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Thousands of Syrians poured into the streets and public squares on Saturday to mark the 14th ...

In a statement, U.S. Central Command said that its forces, in coordination with Iraqi intelligence and security units, ...

Human rights activist Ribal al-Assad condemned European countries for lifting sanctions on Syria's new "terrorist" regime that is "killing civilians." ...