'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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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, ...
Kurdish PKK militants declare ceasefire, heeding jailed leader's call
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group declared an immediate ceasefire on Saturday, a news agency close to ...
Kurdish Militants in Iraq, Syria Must Lay Down Weapons, Erdogan's Party Says
ANKARA (Reuters) - All Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria, including U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish forces, must lay down their ...