Why Kurdish PKK Leader’s Ceasefire Call Matters for Turkey
Tens of thousands of people have been killed in the four decades since Kurdish separatist group the PKK took up arms against ...
What is the PKK, the militant group urged to make peace with Turkey?
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Turkey detains 282 suspects in a dayslong operation against Kurdish insurgents
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish police have detained 282 suspects over the past five days in a large-scale operation targeting the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, Interior Minister Ali ...
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What's next after Ocalan urges the PKK to disband?
Istanbul (AFP) – Jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan's call for his Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to disband and lay ...
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Turkey detains nearly 300 people in raids on PKK suspects, including opposition figures
The PKK, designated a terrorist organization by Turkey and its Western allies, has waged an insurgency against the state since 1984, in a conflict that has killed more than 40,000. Those detained ...
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Analysis-Turkey peace call may boost Erdogan's domestic and Syria goals
Thursday's call from Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan for the outlawed group to disarm and disband has ...
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Abdullah Ocalan’s Call for PKK Disarmament: A Turning Point in Regional Politics?
The unprecedented statement, delivered through a written message read at a news conference in Istanbul, has sparked a wave of ...
Erdogan says new phase started in efforts for 'terror-free' Turkey after Ocalan call
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that a disarmament call from the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan ...