The Turkish capital Ankara will host consultative talks between Turkish and British officials on Monday to discuss the Syrian file and regional issues of common interest. According to diplomatic sources, Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yilmaz and British Minister of State for the Middle...

Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey, following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, asking the group to disband. It was the first reaction from the PKK after Ocalan this week called for the dissolution of his Kurdistan Workers’ Party...

Kurdish party leader Abdullah Ocalan on Thursday urged fighters to lay down their arms and to dissolve the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group that he founded. Here are five key dates in the history of Ocalan and the PKK, which has fought an insurgency against the Turkish state...

As part of efforts to normalize relations between Washington and Moscow, a Russian delegation arrived at the US Consulate General residence in Istanbul for a meeting to discuss operation of their respective embassies. The Russian delegation reached the residence in Istanbul at 09.50 a.m. local...