Kurdistan Workers’ Party

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is systematically eliminating political rivals while continuing Turkey’s longstanding policy of denying Kurdsish rights. Seen here in Berlin, 2023.
Middle East Forum Online
The Geopolitical Ripples of Turkey’s Power Struggle
Turkey Seeks to Project an Image of Transformation—Not Through Conventional Broad Partnerships but by Asserting Itself as a Regional Power Center
April 1, 2025
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Loqman Radpey
The declaration last week by imprisoned PKK (Kurdish Workers Party) leader Abdullah Ocalan of a ceasefire in his movement’s long insurgency against Turkey is a significant moment. Flags with Ocalan on July 15, 2015, at a PKK rally in Istanbul.
Middle East Forum Online
What Does the PKK Ceasefire Declaration Mean for Turkey, Syria, and the Kurds?
Imprisoned PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan’s Declaration of a Ceasefire Does Not Indicate The Conclusion of the Long Conflict with the Turkish State
March 8, 2025
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Jonathan Spyer
Activists wear t-shirts bearing the image of Abdullah Öcalan, founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party.
Middle East Forum Observer
Kurds Would Be Foolish to Trust Turkey’s Peace
If Erdoğan Is Serious About Change, He Should Release PKK Founder Öcalan from Prison and Step Down
February 28, 2025
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Michael Rubin
Kurdistan Workers’ Party founder Abdullah Öcalan, whose photo is held high here, is the de facto leader of tens of millions of Kurds.
Middle East Forum Observer
Washington Should Rethink Its PKK Terror Designation
Delisting the PKK, or at Least Lifting Bounties on Its Three Leaders, Would Have Several Immediate Benefits
January 6, 2025
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Kamal Chomani