For Turkey, peace with the PKK now would further reduce a weakened Iran’s ability to project power westward. Some groups suspected of being affiliated with the PKK, such as the Sinjar Resistance Units in northern Iraq, have been indirectly supported by Iran.

Turkey's finance minister said the country's economic transformation was on track and that the country was prepared to deal with slower growth.

"We want to want to be sure that he is not a terrorist anymore," senior Israeli official told Newsweek of Syria's Ahmad al-Sharaa.

The decision to disarm will have significant security and political ramifications for the region.

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan has probably never held more global sway: he will host the first direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks in three years on Thursday, days after his country's militant nemesis,

Ankara's strategic win boosts its regional power, diminishing Iranian allies and testing Israel's strategic depth in the Levant

A landmark meeting in Antalya follows Trump’s surprise decision to lift Syria sanctions, handing Ankara a diplomatic victory.

President Trump announced the change in US policy during his speech at a Saudi investment forum, kicking off the first major international trip of his second term.