PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan 'ends 40 years of bloodshed in Turkey'
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militia declared an immediate ceasefire on Saturday. Ocalan as pictured, called on ...
Middle East Eye12d
PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey after Ocalan's call
Abdullah Ocalan, to lay down arms and end its four-decade-long war with Turkey. In a statement on the affiliated Firat News Agency (ANF), the group's leadership said it would follow Ocalan's ...
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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 ...
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Is This the End of Turkey’s 40-Year Conflict With the Kurds?
People want this war to finish.” President Erdogan cautiously welcomed Mr. Ocalan’s appeal for a ceasefire, calling it a “historic opportunity” for peace but warning that Turkey would not hesitate to ...
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Turkey’s old trick: Keeping Kurds off the new Mideast map - opinion
A demonstrator holds a picture of jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan during a rally in Diyarbakir, Turkey, February 27, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/SERTAC KAYAR/FILE PHOTO ...
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What does Öcalan's call for the PKK to lay down arms mean for Turkey and Syria?
The PKK is classified as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the US and the EU ... On the other hand, it is too soon to say ...
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PKK founder calls on followers to disarm in conflict with Turkey
That was the message from Abdullah Ocalan, who founded the militant PKK - the Kurdistan Workers' Party - in 1978, to fight for Kurdish rights in Turkey. ARRAF: Members of the Turkish party ...
Washington Examiner13d
Kurdish militants declare a ceasefire in a 40-year insurgency in Turkey
It referred to the insurgents’ leader, Abdullah Ocalan, who has been imprisoned by Turkey since 1999. “We declare a ceasefire effective today to pave the way for the implementation of Leader ...
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Turkey’s Kurds wary of path to peace after PKK declares ceasefire
Abdullah Ocalan, center at the background photo, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File) ...
Newsday13d
Turkey seeks dissolution of PKK-linked groups in Syria and Iraq, following leader's peace plea
Celik said: “At the point we have reached today, we declare that it is time to achieve the goal of a terror-free Turkey.” The PKK’s leadership, which is based in northern Iraq, has not yet responded ...
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Turkey's Kurds wary of path to peace after PKK declares ceasefire
delegation members releasing an statement from Ocalan, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Metin Yoksu) ...
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Turkey's Kurds wary of path to peace after PKK declares ceasefire
Abdullah Ocalan, center at the background photo, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File) A Kurdish woman shows the V-sing as she gathers with others to watch ...