Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced on Wednesday that a meeting between Russian and US representatives to discuss embassy operations will take place on Thursday in Istanbul.

The jailed leader of the PKK called on its members to lay down arms and dissolve the group. If his followers heed that call, it would mark a turning point for Turkey and have far-reaching implications for the Middle East.

Shifting to recent developments in Syria, al-Sharaa accused Israel of attempting to impose a new reality in the occupied Syrian territories. He reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the 1974 Disengagement Agreement, which established ceasefire lines following the Yom Kippur War.

Prosecutors accused the bar association of "legitimizing the use of force, violence, or threats by a terrorist organization."

A senior Turkish official says groups affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, in Syria and Iraq should dissolve themselves.

Abdullah Ocalan’s appeal raised the prospect of an end to a conflict between Turkey and the PKK that since the 1980s has killed an estimated 40,000 people.

Some restaurants and coffee shops in Syria were closed during the day as observant Muslims began fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.

The announcement by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, comes against the backdrop of fundamental changes in the region, including the reconfiguration of power in neighboring Syria after the toppling of President Bashar Assad,

Tayyip Erdogan's long-held goal of ending Turkey's conflict with Kurdish militants is a step closer after their jailed chief's peace call, giving the president a potential political boost at home and a chance to resolve key regional security concerns.

The PKK is a militant group founded by Ocalan in southeast Turkey in 1978 with an ideology based on Marxist-Leninist ideas. WHAT DOES THE GROUP WANT?

Turkey's 40-year battle against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) could be nearing an end after its jailed leader, Abdullah Ocalan, called on the militant group on Thursday to lay down its arms and disband.