Turkey has emerged as one of the most influential power brokers in Syria after rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad last month, ending his family's brutal five-decade rule.

A fresh drive to bring an end to Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict has seen politicians from the pro-Kurdish party meet jailed leaders

An official with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said on Thursday the militant group would agree to leave northeastern Syria if the U.S.-allied Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) maintains a significant joint leadership role there.

The new administration’s first visit to Ankara comes amid an intensifying struggle for the partition of Syria between the states behind the overthrow of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by jihadists led by the al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).

The appointment of trustees and other attacks on democratic rights by the government show that the renewed negotiations between Ankara and the PKK, which Ankara has been trying to suppress for 40 years,

Turkey threatened Tuesday to launch a military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria unless they accepted Ankara's conditions for a "bloodless" transition after the fall of strongman president Bashar al-Assad.

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish police in the southern province ... The detentions come amid efforts in Turkey aimed at ending a 40-year conflict between the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militia and the state, which have fostered hopes for peace.

The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) is considering leaving northeastern Syria on the condition that U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) maintain a leadership role there. This comes amidst tensions with Turkey,

Turkey has offered military assistance and capacity-building support to the new Syrian military to combat “terrorist groups”, during an unprecedented visit by a high-level Syrian delegation led by the new Syrian foreign minister to Ankara on Wednesday.

As the Middle East continues to face transformative changes, the collaboration between Erbil and Ankara is poised to play a vital role in fostering peace, stability, and prosperity for the region as a whole.

Ankara does not rule out the possibility of conducting a military operation against Kurdish armed groups operating in Syria if they do not fulfill the conditions set. This was stated on CNN Turk by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP ... as they try to end 40 years of fighting between the state and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK. ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Talks between politicians from Turkey ...