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Turkey says PKK must lay down arms, dissolve immediately
Turkey’s defense ministry on Thursday called on the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and its affiliates to immediately disband ...
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Kurdish separatist leader calls on followers to disarm, potentially ending a five-decade insurgency with Turkey
Turkey has been at war with the PKK for almost five decades. Much of that conflict has focused on the group’s desire to establish an independent Kurdish state in the country’s southeast ...
The Washington Post6d
Kurdish militant leader jailed by Turkey tells his movement to disarm and dissolve
It mentioned Turkey’s repression of the rights of Kurds — roughly a fifth of Turkey’s population — as the backdrop to the PKK’s founding, but called for action only on the part of the ...
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Despite health issues, Bahçeli seems at steering wheel of Turkey’s new Kurdish initiative
Öcalan (center) with the DEM Party delegation at İmralı Island Prison, where he has been held since 1999. A video of Öcalan ...
Long War Journal12h
Analysis: How will the US-backed SDF be affected by PKK leader’s disarmament call?
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan called for his group to disarm and end its conflict with Turkey. The ...
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PKK dissolution to make politics easier for Kurds: Politician
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Turkey's opposition Democracy and Progress (DEVA) party Deputy Chairman Mehmet Emin Ekmen said the ...
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 ...
Middle East Eye1d
Turkey-Iran tensions soar over Tehran's ties with Syrian Kurds
Turkey and Iran have been regional rivals for decades, with Syria as a key battleground. The ousting of Syrian President ...