Turkey's Kurds Say PKK Militants Heeding Jailed Leader's Peace Call Is the Right Move
On Saturday, the PKK declared an immediate ceasefire, a news agency close to it said, heeding jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan's disarmament call, in what could be a major step towards ending a 40-year insurgency that has killed more than 40,000 people.
Kurdish group PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey
Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK has declared a ceasefire with Turkey after its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan called on the movement to lay down its arms and dissolve. In Saturday's statement, the PKK said it hoped Turkey would release Ocalan, who has been imprisoned in solitary confinement since 1999, so he could lead a process of disarmament.
Kurdish militia declares ceasefire following leader’s call to end five-decade insurgency with Turkey
For almost five decades, Turkey has been at war with the PKK, founded by Ocalan in 1978. Much of the fighting has focused on the group’s desire to establish an independent Kurdish state in the ...
It was the first reaction from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) after Ocalan this week called for the dissolution of the group and asked it to lay down arms. "In order to pave the way for the ...
ISTANBUL — Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of a Kurdish militant group that has fought a decades-long insurgency against Turkey, issued a call from prison on Thursday asking the movement ...
In Diyarbakir, residents express optimism over the PKK’s ceasefire decision, following the call by jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan for disarmament. This development could potentially end a 40-year ...
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) clarified on Sunday that the unilateral ceasefire they announced ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has welcomed the PKK’s declaration of a ceasefire after a 40-year conflict ...
The jailed leader of the PKK called on its members to lay down arms and dissolve the group. If his followers heed that call, ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said Ankara is open to compromise and dialogue, but threatened to continue ...
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