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Kurdish leader Ocalan issues message from prison, urging PKK to disarm to make peace with Turkey

Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned Kurdish leader, called on his militant group on Thursday to lay down its arms and dissolve as part of a new bid to end a four-decade long conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.

Reuters · 1d

Abdullah Ocalan: who is Kurdish militant chief urging peace with Turkey?

The 75-year-old militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has spent a quarter of a century in jail after leading his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to take up arms against the Turkish state to fight for a Kurdish homeland.

CBS News on MSN · 22h

White House welcomes call by Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan for Turkey's PKK terrorist group to disarm

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.

Turkey, Kurdish and Conflict

The New York Times · 1h

Kurdish Insurgent Group Declares Cease-Fire in Conflict With Turkey

The group, the P.K.K., made its declaration days after its long-imprisoned leader urged the movement to disarm and disband.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

Jailed Kurdish Militant Leader Calls on Followers to Disarm, End 40-Year Conflict With Turkey

The call from Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the PKK, could have far-reaching consequences for Turkey, Syria and the broader region.

Daily Journal · 1d

What to know about the latest effort to end Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict

The imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party has called on his organization to disarm and dissolve as part of a new effort to end 40

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'Ball in Turkish government's court' after Ocalan peace call, pro-Kurdish party says

Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM Party wants immediate steps towards democratisation from President Tayyip Erdogan's government after ...

20h

Who Is the P.K.K. Leader Abdullah Ocalan?

The founder of the P.K.K., a guerrilla organization that has been fighting an insurgency against Turkey for decades, has ...

16h

What's next after Ocalan urges the PKK to disband?

Jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan's call for his Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to disband and lay down its arms after ...

Al-Monitor on MSN22h

Joy and fear among Kurds in Iraq, Syria after Ocalan's call to disarm

Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan's call to disarm sparked relief but also fears for the future among Kurds in ...

Middle East Eye3d

Ocalan to urge PKK to disarm this week, say sources

Following Ocalan’s expected call, the pro-Kurdish Dem Party formed a contact group known as the “Imrali Delegation”, which has visited Ocalan twice, relaying his messages to Turkish ...

U.S. News & World Report13d

Turkish Opposition Party Delegation Meets With Kurdish Leader in Iraq as Part of PKK Peace Efforts

The DEM party has long pressed for greater democracy in Turkey and rights for the country’s Kurdish population, and also to improve conditions for the imprisoned Ocalan. Ocalan, 75, founded the ...

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