PKK leader’s call to disarm fuels hope for end to Kurdish conflict – but peace is not imminent
The PKK leader’s calls for the group to disarm and dissolve is a step towards ending a 40-year conflict with the Turkish state.
Turkey's Kurds wary of path to peace after PKK declares ceasefire
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AP) — A momentous ceasefire declaration on Saturday 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.
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.
Turkey's Kurds Say PKK Militants Heeding Jailed Leader's Peace Call Is the Right Move
Residents in Diyarbakir, Turkey's largest Kurdish-majority city, said on Sunday that the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party's (PKK) decision to heed its jailed leader's call for peace was correct and prosperity would follow if the decades-old conflict ended.
Iraq's displaced Kurds hope to return home after Turkey's Kurdish militants declare a ceasefire
The mountains of northern Iraq have for years been a sanctuary for Kurdish militants fighting a decades-long insurgency against the government in neighboring Turkey
Kurdish group PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey
Syrian Kurds gathered this week to listen to a message from jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan 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.
Kurdish PKK militants declare a ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey
The announcement by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, comes against the backdrop of fundamental changes in the region, including the reconfiguration of power in neighboring Syria after the toppling of President Bashar Assad,
PKK accepts Öcalan’s call to end armed struggle
The bitter experiences of the past century have proved that a progressive solution to the Kurdish question, which is ...
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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 ...
'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 ...
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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Jailed PKK leader tells group to lay down arms, end conflict with Turkiye
The jailed leader of Turkiye’s outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan has made a historic call for the party to lay down its arms, dissolve itself and end its decades-long ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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DEM Party Calls to Halt Turkish Operations for PKK Congress, Peace
"We thank President Barzani and all the political leadership of the Kurdistan Region for the support they have provided. This ...