ISTANBUL, Turkey -- The United States agreed Sunday to release 11 Turkish special forces detained in northern Iraq, a Turkish official said, ending a standoff that strained efforts by the NATO allies ...

ANKARA (Reuters) - A group of Turkish special forces units have crossed into northern Syria but the ground incursion has not yet begun and work to open a passage way is continuing, a senior Turkish ...

Abdullah Ocalan, imprisoned founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party known as PKK, has called for the group to disarm and dissolve to make peace with Turkey. Ocalan is seen in custody on a jet after ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish special forces pursued Kurdish guerrillas into northern Iraq and struck suspected targets with helicopter gunships and drones, killing at least five rebels, the military ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey U.S. forces raided a Turkish special forces office in northern Iraq and detained 11 soldiers, Turkish officials said Saturday. A Turkish newspaper said the arrests aimed to stop a ...

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has waged a secessionist campaign against Turkey since 1978, announced on May 12 its decision to end its armed struggle. Under the leadership of Abdullah ...

ANKARA, Turkey -- Just six months ago, as relations between Turkey and the United States scraped toward their lowest point in decades, Washington offered Ankara a bit of quiet advice: Keep your ...

U.S. forces raided a Turkish special forces office in northern Iraq and detained 11 soldiers on reports that Turks were plotting to kill the governor of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, a newspaper report ...