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.
Kurdish militia declares ceasefire following leader’s call to end five-decade insurgency with Turkey
The conflict between the PKK and Turkey has had devastating effects on Turkey and neighbors. Ocalan’s peace call on Thursday marked a major turning point and could have far-reaching implications ...
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.
Abdullah Ocalan, imprisoned founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party known as PLK, sent a letter calling for the group to ...
His appeal, under the heading “Call for Peace and Democratic Society,” came a decade after the last negotiations between Turkey and the PKK broke down, raising the prospect of an end to one of ...
There was no immediate reaction from the PKK's leadership, which is based in northern Iraq. The group, founded by Ocalan in 1978, has led an insurgency in Turkey’s southeast since 1984.
President Erdogan stated Turkey might restart military actions against the PKK if disarmament efforts stall. Speaking in ...
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