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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Who are PKK, the Kurdish armed group fighting against Turkey?
Now, PKK’s founder, Abdullah Ocalan, has called on Kurdish fighters to lay down their arms. However, it remains unclear how ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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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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 ...