PKK, Abdullah Öcalan and Kurdish

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 question could be solved by “democratizing” the Turkish state.
PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan calls on banned Kurdish group to lay down arms and dissolve
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan has asked the members of the banned Kurdish group to lay down arms and dissolve the organisation for good. In a long-awaited statement read out by deputies of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Freedom and Democracy Party (DEM) in Istanbul on Thursday,
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,
Abdullah Öcalan: The PKK must lay down its arms and dissolve itself
The DEM Party has shared a photo of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan for the first time in years. Following the third meeting with Öcalan, the DEM Party İmralı Delegation conveyed his message. In his statement,
Kurdish PKK militia declares ceasefire, heeding jailed leader's call
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militia declared an immediate ceasefire on Saturday, a news agency affiliated with the group said, heeding jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan's call for disarmament,
Reaction to Jailed Kurdish Leader's Call for End to Conflict With Turkey
Syrian Kurds hold flags as they gather after Turkey's jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down its arms on Thursday, a move that could end its 40-year conflict with Ankara and have far-reaching political and security consequences for the region,
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Is a Decades-Long Turkish War Finally Over - Abdullah Öcalan Calls for Peace.
After nearly 50 years of conflict, PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan has called for peace. Could this be the end of Turkey’s longest ...
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Implications of Ocalan’s call for the PKK’s disarmament
The PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan's recent call for the PKK disarmament came after 40 years of futile armed struggle by the ...
PKK leader calls on group to drop weapons and disband, in major shift
Abdullah Öcalan called on Thursday for his Kurdish militant group to lay down its weapons and dissolve itself in a ...
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Germany says appeal by PKK's Öcalan is 'historic opportunity'
The German Foreign Office responded positively to the appeal by the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK), ...
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How Öcalan's call for PKK's disbandment echoed in Diyarbakır
After Öcalan’s long-awaited call, the people of Diyarbakır left the square with mixed emotions. The early Newroz excitement ...
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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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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 ...
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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 ...
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Farewell to arms or total annihilation: PKK's fate sealed
Ankara has shifted to the wait-and-see stage in the terror-free Türkiye initiative after the jailed leader of the PKK ...