Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has threatened to launch a new wave of attacks on Turkey, unless Ankara accepts meaningful negotiations with the Kurds. Cemil Bayik, the acting leader of the militant group, threatened to end the ongoing peace process between the Turkish government and the PKK's jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan in an interview with Reuters,...

The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has named Cemil Bayik and Bese Hozat as its new leaders, reports say. The announcement was made on Wednesday, a day after a 162-delegate congress held on Iraqs Qandil Mountain. According to local media, Bayik, a founder and close ally of imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan, was named as the groups new leader. Ocalan,...