Kurdish separatism in Turkey

US forces patrol in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh city, in the province of the same name, on Dec. 30, 2024.

Türkiye and the United States are in fresh talks for resolving the problem of the presence of YPG in northern Syria which threatens the security of both Türkiye and Syria.

Baku unwaveringly supports Türkiye's emerging role as a key player in the shifting landscapes in Syria and the Midde East, with the two allies sharing mutual interests, Azerbaijani President İlham Aliyev has said.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Syria's new leadership is determined to root out separatists there, as Ankara said its military had "neutralized" 32 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, in the country.

Turkish forces "neutralized" more than 3,000 terrorists over the past year as part of ongoing military operations, Defense Ministry spokesperson Zeki Aktürk announced on Jan. 2.

"Our struggle will continue uninterruptedly until the last terrorist is no longer a threat to our country," Aktürk told reporters during a press briefing in the capital Ankara.

Turkish security forces have apprehended two terror suspects over their alleged links to the deadly bombing on Istanbul's bustling İstiklal Street, orchestrated by the PKK/YPG terrorist organization two years ago.

The attack killed six people and left 99 others wounded on Nov. 13, 2022, in the Beyoğlu district.

The jailed leader of Turkey's outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, has been quoted as indicating he may be prepared to call for militants to lay down arms, after a key ally of President Tayyip Erdogan urged him to end the group's decades-old insurgency.

Türkiye this year has dealt a "major blow" to the terrorist groups PKK, its Syrian branches the PKK/PYD/YPG, as well as Daesh/ISIS, particularly in northern Iraq and Syria, neutralizing 3,038 terrorists since the beginning of 2024, the National Defense Ministry said Saturday, a few days before the start of 2025.

Turkey has decided to allow parliament's pro-Kurdish DEM Party to hold face-to-face talks with militant leader Abdullah Ocalan on his island prison, the party has said, setting up the first such visit in nearly a decade.

The Turkish government has decided to allow the pro-Kurdish party DEM to have private talks with the leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan in prison where he is being held, the DEM said today.

Türkiye is prepared to cooperate with Syria's new government in the fight against terrorism, defense officials said on Dec. 26.