Kurdish militant group PKK declares truce with Turkey after 40 years of conflict
Move hailed as a “historic opportunity,” but the group fighting for Kurdish independence stopped short of declaring its dissolution.
Jailed Kurdish Militant Leader Calls on Followers to Disarm, End 40-Year Conflict With Turkey
The call from Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the PKK, could have far-reaching consequences for Turkey, Syria, and the broader region.
Kurdish PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey after jailed leader's call
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on Saturday announced a ceasefire with Turkey, two days after its jailed leader Abdullah Öcalan urged the group to disarm and disband. The ceasefire, effective immediately,
Who Is Abdullah Ocalan, the Kurdish Militant Leader Urging Peace With Turkey?
Ocalan, from his cell in Imrali island prison in the Sea of Marmara, south of Istanbul, called on the PKK to lay down its arms and dissolve itself, a move which if he
Imprisoned Kurdish leader urges his PKK militant group to disarm to make peace with Turkey
Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan has called on his militant group to lay down its arms and dissolve as part of a bid to end a four-decade long conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of l
Kurdish PKK leader Öcalan calls on fighters to lay down arms
The imprisoned leader of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan, has urged his followers to lay down their arms in the decades-long fight against Turkey. "All groups should lay down their weapons and the PKK should dissolve,
Kurdish separatist leader calls on followers to disarm, potentially ending a five-decade insurgency with Turkey
Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has asked his followers in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to lay down arms, potentially ending a decades-long conflict with Turkey that is estimated to have killed at least 40,
Factbox-What is the PKK, the militant group urged by its leader to disband and make peace with Turkey?
The jailed founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, appealed on Thursday to his militant group to disarm and to dissolve itself. His call, if heeded by the PKK fighters, opens the door to ending a conflict that has ravaged southeastern Turkey for four decades and will also have significant implications for the wider region,
In Turkey, Jailed Kurdish Leader Urges Fighters to Disarm
Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., called on his fighters to lay down their arms after decades of insurgency against the Turkish state.
What does Öcalan's call for the PKK to lay down arms mean for Turkey and Syria?
In a historic move, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party has called for the group to disarm, paving the way for a new ...
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Kurdistan Workers’ Party Declares Ceasefire with Turkey After 40-Year Conflict
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has announced an immediate ceasefire, marking a significant step towards ending its four-decade-long insurgency against the Turkish state.
Öcalan calls on Kurdish PKK to lay down arms and dissolve itself
Ocalan repudiated the “extreme nationalist deviation” of seeking a separate Kurdish state, insisting that the Kurdish ...
PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan calls on banned Kurdish group to lay down arms and dissolve
After a 40-year insurgency against the Turkish state, Öcalan called on the Kurdish group to lay down arms. View on euronews ...
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PKK: We declare a ceasefire
The PKK has issued a statement following Abdullah Öcalan's call to lay down arms. The statement read: "To pave the way for ...
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KONGRA-GEL leader backs Öcalan's statement
The PKK "has fulfilled its mission," says Remzi Kartal, co-chair of the Kurdistan People's Congress (KONGRA-GEL) ...
PKK militant group declares ceasefire after 40-year insurgency against Turkish state
The conflict between Turkey and the PKK, which initially started with the aim of creating a Kurdish state, has led to tens of ...
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LEFT Party: ‘Democracy is clearly not to be expected with this government’
The LEFT Party issued a statement following Abdullah Öcalan's call for the PKK to lay down arms and dissolve itself. While ...
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Öcalan's message sparks both hope and skepticism
Many interpreted Öcalan's additional message, which was not included in his letter, as an indication that the legal and ...