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 "terror-free Turkey".
A senior Turkish official says groups affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, in Syria and Iraq should dissolve themselves.
A senior Turkish official on Friday called for the dissolution of the banned Kurdistan Workers Party’s affiliates in Iraq and Syria, a day after the PKK’s imprisoned leader urged his militant group to disarm and disband in a bid to end a four-decade conflict with Turkey.
The PKK has not yet reacted to the call, but the Syrian Kurdish YPG, the spearhead of a key U.S. ally against Islamic State in Syria that Ankara views as an extension of the PKK, has said Ocalan's message did not apply to them.
At the Irbil Forum, Iraqi President Latif Rashid reaffirmed Iraq's commitment to supporting Syria's stability and internal reconciliation. He emphasized the importance of democratic changes that reflect the will of all Syrian communities,
Iran and Turkey’s regional rivalry deepens as Ankara moves to make peace with the Kurds and expands its influence in Syria and Iraq at Tehran’s expense.
Syria's top diplomat and his counterparts from neighboring countries Sunday called for the lifting of Western-led sanctions on Syria and post-war reconciliation. The foreign ministers of Turkey, Iraq,
Syria's top diplomat and his counterparts from neighboring countries Sunday called for the lifting of Western-led sanctions on Syria and post-war reconciliation. The foreign ministers of Turkey, Iraq,
Turkish president’s comments come as his party urged PKK affiliates in Iraq and Syria to also dissolve and disarm.
Unity of Syria, guarantee of its security, stability require voice of reason, moderation, away from sectarianism, nationalism,' Iraq's national security adviser says - Anadolu Ajansı