Turkey, Ocalan and Kurdish

Kurdish leader Ocalan issues message from prison, urging PKK to disarm to make peace with Turkey
Pro-Kurdish politicians are meeting the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, as part of renewed peace efforts.
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.
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.
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.
Factbox-Syrian Kurdish groups influenced by jailed militant Ocalan
Abdullah Ocalan, the Kurdish militant leader jailed by Turkey who called on Thursday for his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to dissolve and all groups to lay down arms, is an influential figure among the main Kurdish groups in northeastern Syria.
End of an era? PKK leader Ocalan orders militants to end war with Turkey, 'dissolve'
While Ocalan's call raises hopes for ending decades of conflict with Turkey, questions remain about the future of Kurdish politics in Syria and the broader region.
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 separatist leader calls on followers to disarm, potentially ending a five-decade insurgency with Turkey
Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has asked his followers in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to lay down arms and dissolve the group, potentially ending a decades-long conflict with ...
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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 ...