PKK, Ocalan and Turkey

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.
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.
Jailed Kurdish militant leader Ocalan calls on PKK to dissolve
STORY: The leader of the PKK, jailed in Turkey, called on his followers to lay down their arms on Thursday. That's according to a letter read by Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party.Abdullah Ocalan led the Kurdistan Workers Party or PKK in a 40-year insurgency against Ankara aimed at carving out an autonomous homeland for the Kurdish ethnic minority.
Who is Abdullah Ocalan, the Kurdish militant leader 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.
What to Know About Abdullah Ocalan and the Turkey-P.K.K. Conflict
After decades of fighting, the Kurdish group’s imprisoned leader is now calling for its fighters to put down their arms.
Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey after a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan urging the group to disband.
Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey after a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan urging the group to disband. "In order to pave the way for the implementation of leader Apo's call for peace and democratic society,
'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 ...
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Kurdish militant leader jailed by Turkey tells his movement to disarm and dissolve
ISTANBUL — Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of a Kurdish militant group that has fought a decades-long insurgency against Turkey, issued a call from prison on Thursday asking the movement ...
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Kurdish Militant Group PKK Agrees to Disarm as Turkey Weighs Next Steps
While Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has acknowledged the ceasefire as a potential step toward peace, he has also warned that military operations against the PKK will resume if disarmament ...
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Kurdish terror group declares a ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey
None of our forces will take armed action unless attacked," it said, referring to Ocalan by his nickname. On Thursday, a delegation of Kurdish politicians announced Ocalan's call for the PKK to ...
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Kurdish militants declare a ceasefire in a 40-year insurgency in Turkey
None of our forces will take armed action unless attacked,” it said, referring to Ocalan by his nickname. On Thursday, a delegation of Kurdish politicians announced Ocalan’s call for the PKK ...
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MHP’s Bahçeli Sees Ocalan, Qandil Messages as Pivotal
The message that came from Imrali is valuable and important from beginning to end, and the message that came from Qandil is ...
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Kurdish militants declare ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkiye: Here's what Erdogan says
Kurdistan refers to the parts of Turkiye, Iraq, Syria, and Iran inhabited by Kurds. Ocalan's call came as the main ...