Turkish President Erdogan has made it clear that the agreement between Ankara and the Kurdish Workers Party was motivated by ...

Colonial borders still shape today’s global conflicts. Drawn without consent, these lines continue to fuel wars, identity ...

More than 46 years after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, there is talk among Iranians — both those living in Iran and among the ...

Following the 12-day war Israel waged against Iran, the regional equations have undergone drastic changes, with massive ...

Southeast Turkey, where the army has battled Kurdish militants for decades, is not yet convinced that lasting peace is at ...

The Kurds are the largest ethnic minority in Turkey and one of the largest ethnic groups in Europe without a country of their own. Most of the Kurds are in southeastern Turkey, northern Iraq and ...

NPR's Leil Fadel asks Mahmoud Meslat, co-chair of the political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces, whether Kurds in the semi-autonomous northwest region have a voice in the new government.

The Islamic Republic has a history of targeting minority ethnic groups, especially the Kurds, when it feels threatened.

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A Kurdish militant group that has waged a long-running insurgency in Turkey announced Thursday its fighters in northern Iraq will begin handing over their weapons, marking the ...

Kurds are estimated to number 10-12 million in Iran, composing roughly 12% to 15% of the country’s total population – making them the third-largest ethnic group after Persians and Azeris.