Kurdish militants burn weapons in Iraq to start disarmament after decades of insurgency against Turkey
PKK decided to end its separatist struggle after public call to do so from its long-imprisoned leader
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
PKK to destroy weapons
Turkey, US and EU may lift designation as a terrorist group following destruction of arms
Turkish authorities detain 109 in Izmir as part of corruption investigation
Separately, four cartoonists arrested over cartoon depicting what appeared to be prophets Muhammad and Moses
Ukraine and Russia agree to new prisoner exchange in Istanbul
Talks follow Kyiv’s daring assault on Moscow’s airfields and come despite gulf between two sides’ positions
Turkey and Pakistan discuss increased co-operation in defence, energy and transportation
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif meet in Istanbul
The Irish Times view on Ukraine-Russia peace talks: keep the pressure on Putin
Talks notwithstanding, European leaders must follow up on their promise to escalate sanctions
Turkish police scuffle with May Day protesters in Istanbul and detain hundreds
Demonstrators angry at detention of president Erdogan’s main political rival
How Turkey’s opposition plans to take on Erdogan
Republican People’s Party head Ozgür Ozel outlines strategy after arrest of star campaigner triggered mass protests
What is the reactionary international movement, Europe’s new political force?
Though far-right parties have been on the rise for decades, Donald Trump’s election has empowered them. They are experiencing ‘a great emboldening’
Turkish Trump Erdogan didn’t reckon with the power of a younger generation
Worldview: Erdogan’s Turkey is sliding decisively into autocracy, with a pliant judiciary co-opted, democratic norms abandoned, and media muzzled. But the young are standing up
Erdogan in talks with pro-Kurdish party DEM with presidential election on the horizon
‘Extremely positive’ talks with DEM are part of efforts to end 47-year insurgency by militant group PKK
Turkey releases 127 people charged with taking part in anti-government protests
Demonstrations were sparked by arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu
Speaking rights for Michael Lowry would not be on my list of issues critical to our democracy
Row is yet more evidence of politicians’ preoccupation with trivia as storm clouds gather abroad and housing crisis worsens at home
Turkey protests: Interim Istanbul mayor elected following jailing of Ekrem Imamoglu
Jailing of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival for presidency on graft charges widely criticised
Erdogan calls mayor protests a ‘movement of violence’
Detention of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has triggered the biggest street protests in Turkey in more than a decade
Jailing of Istanbul mayor seen as effort to eliminate threat to reign of Erdogan
Detention of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu follows fall in popularity of Turkey’s president due to the country’s economic and financial crisis
The Irish Times view on the crackdown on the opposition in Turkey: democrats are paying a price
The arrest and charging of the main challenger to president Erdogan represents a new low
Istanbul mayor charged with corruption in move widely seen as politically motivated
Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was detained following a raid on his residence earlier this week
Erdogan’s move against main rival plunges Turkey into crisis
Politicians and investors say arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu marks dangerous turning point in authoritarian slide
Mayor of Istanbul arrested as part of crackdown on opposition to Turkish president
Ekrem Imamoglu is considered the chief challenger to leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Civilians put themselves in firing line between Turkey and northeast Syria
Tishreen Dam, on the Euphrates river, has become a flashpoint in the conflict between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army
Turkey’s Erdogan makes risky bet on peace with Kurds
Call for peace by Kurdish leader being held in Turkish jail is first step in complex web of negotiations
Jailed Kurdish leader calls for PKK to ‘disarm, dissolve’ after four-decade campaign that has cost 40,000 lives
Abdullah Ocalan is serving life sentence, but could be freed under tentative Turkish peace process
US sees ‘incredible opportunities’ to work with Russia if its war on Ukraine ends
Kyiv warns against ‘ultimatums’ as US and Russia relaunch contacts with talks in Saudi Arabia
Turkey set to benefit from Assad’s downfall
President Erdogan determined to further his nation’s regional interests by helping to ensure the transition to a stable new political regime in Syria
Syria’s civil war: What is going on and who is involved in this rapidly changing situation?
Conflict started 13 years ago during Arab Spring and escalated to involve opposition groups, extremists and world powers
Syrian insurgents move in on city of Homs amid continuing advance to Damascus
Forces loyal to president appeared to be in retreat across country, with Bashar al-Assad increasingly losing grip on major cities
Turkey: Five killed, 22 wounded in ‘terror attack’ on aviation company
Country’s interior minister says two attackers killed in incident near Ankara where witnesses heard explosion and gunfire
Gulen, the powerful cleric accused of orchestrating a Turkish coup, dies
Erstwhile ally of Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan sidelined after president held him responsible for the 2016 attempted coup
Turkish parliament passes law to round up stray dogs despite opposition
Controversial legislation is aimed at tackling the estimated four million stray dogs across the country
Israel storms Gaza City neighbourhood, ordering Palestinians to move south amid bombing of Rafah
Enclave at high risk of famine, with almost half a million people facing ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity amid Israel’s ongoing bombardment
US expected to sanction Israeli military unit over alleged human rights abuses in West Bank
Fourteen Palestinians killed in West Bank by Israeli forces as violence flares and death toll in Gaza war passes 34,000
Turkey’s opposition celebrates victory over Erdogan’s party in local elections
CHP kept hold of Istanbul and Ankara by wide margins but also added wins in conservative provinces
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