The peak of Kurdish power came in the 12th century, under their greatest leader, Salah-ad-Din (a.k.a. Saladin). While building a vast empire that included much of present-day Syria, Iraq and Egypt ...

October 30, 1918 – (TURKEY) The Armistice of Mudros marks the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I. November 3, 1918 – (IRAQ) With the discovery of oil in the Kurdish province of Mosul ...

The pro-Kurdish DEM Party, parliament's third largest, is now demanding that democratisation steps follow. The PKK heeded the call, declaring an immediate ceasefire. The group added it wanted ...

Iraq has announced plans to resume Kurdish oil exports through the Iraq-Turkey pipeline, nearly two years after a legal dispute halted shipments. The 185,000 barrels per day (bpd) restart comes ...

DEM Party says Erdogan's alliance offers no clear steps in talks DEM urges anti-terror laws reforms, better conditions for PKK leader Ocalan Erdogan insists PKK must ...

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkey's crackdown on President Tayyip Erdogan's main rival and silence on what reforms might follow the end of a 40-year conflict with Kurdish militants are stoking ...