Kurdish PKK militants declare a ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey
ISTANBUL (AP) — Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire on Saturday in what could mark a significant boost to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government, two days after their imprisoned leader called for the group to disarm.
VOA Kurdish: Turkey’s Kurds react to PKK leader’s call to disarm group
Abdullah Ocalan, imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, on Thursday called for the group’s disarmament and disbandment. VOA Kurdish spoke to locals in Diyarbakir, Turkey’s largest Kurdish-majority city.
Reaction to jailed Kurdish leader's call for end to conflict with Turkey
Turkey's jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to disarm and disband on Thursday, a move that could end its 40-year conflict with Ankara and have far-reaching political and security consequences for the region.
Turkey’s Kurds wary of path to peace after PKK declares ceasefire
A momentous ceasefire declaration has stirred a mix of emotions in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq, where people bore the brunt of the 40-year conflict between Kurdish militants and the Turkish state.
U.S. lauds Kurdish leader's call for Turkey's PKK separatists to disarm
The PKK's decades-long Kurdish insurgency in Turkey has killed tens of thousands of people. Now its long-time leader says it's time to end the fight.
Turkey's pro-Kurdish party visits jailed militant leader
A delegation of Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM Party visited jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan on Thursday in his island prison, where he was expected to give them a statement that Ankara hopes will pave the way for his outlawed group to disarm.
Imprisoned Kurdish leader urges PKK militant group to disarm and make peace with Turkey
Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned Kurdish leader, has called on his militant group to lay down its arms and dissolve as part of a new bid to end a four-decade long conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
PKK founder calls on followers to disarm in conflict with Turkey
There has been a major development in an armed conflict that has raged for decades between Turkey and a Turkish Kurdish group. The group's founder has called for followers to disarm and dissolve.
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Kurdish militia declares ceasefire following leader’s call to end five-decade insurgency with Turkey
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militia on Saturday declared an immediate ceasefire, two days after its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan called on fighters to lay down their arms and dissolve the ...
VOA Kurdish: Ocalan’s peace call sparks debate in Kurdistan
Kurdistan Workers’ Party leader Abdullah Ocalan’s latest message has divided public opinion, with some viewing it as a ...
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Iraq applauds PKK leader’s appeal for his party to lay down arms
The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs hailed the call made by Abdullah Ocalan to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to lay ...
Kurdish militants in Iraq, Syria must lay down weapons, Erdogan's party says
All Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria, including U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish forces, must lay down their weapons after the ...
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Kurdish militants declare ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey
The statement from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, was published by the Firat News Agency, a media outlet close to the group. Referring to Abdullah Ocalan, who has been imprisoned by ...
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Kurdistan Workers’ Party expresses readiness to declare ceasefire — media
ANKARA, March 1. /TASS/. The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), outlawed in Turkey, has said it will heed its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan’s call for disarmament, the A Haber TV channel reported.
'Ball in Turkish government's court' after Ocalan peace call, pro-Kurdish party says
Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM Party wants immediate steps towards democratisation from President Tayyip Erdogan's government after ...