Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Efforts to broker peace between Turkiye and the Kurdish militant group PKK have had a "positive impact" on Syria's Kurds who also want dialogue with Ankara, one of its top officials said Saturday.

Earlier this year, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) ended its four-decade armed struggle against Turkiye at the urging of its jailed founder Abdullah Ocalan, shifting its focus to a democratic political struggle for the rights of Turkiye's Kurdish minority.

The ongoing process has raised hopes among Kurds across the region, notably in Syria where the Kurds control swathes of territory in the north and northeast.

"The peace initiative in Turkiye has had a direct impact on northern and eastern Syria," said Elham Ahmad, a seni...