Middle East: What an end of the PKK would mean for Kurds

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Terrorist Group’s Pledge to Disarm Met With Cautious Optimism in Turkey

An apparent decision by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to end its decades-long armed insurgency against Turkey could—if implemented—have far-reaching effects for the region, Turkish experts say. “For the first time, the leader of the PKK has called on the group to renounce its longstanding demand for [Kurdish] autonomy in the region,” Oytun Orhan, a Turkish Middle East analyst, told The Epoch Times. “He has also renounced the use of violence…

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Abdullah Öcalan: Rebel without arms

The HIndu profiles on Abdullah Öcalan, former PKK leader, calls for peace and dissolution of the group after decades of conflict in Turkiye.

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Middle East: What an end of the PKK would mean for Kurds

Following the call by Abdullah Ocalan to disband the Kurdistan Workers' Party, PKK, and to lay down arms, Syrian affiliates and the PKK headquarters in Iraq remain ambivalent. What are their options?

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Abdullah Ocalan, who met with DEM Parties at the call of MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli, made a historic statement. Following President Erdogan's declaration of a “Turkey-free Turkey”, the PKK announced a ceasefire. But Mazlum Abdi, a leader of the PKK's Syrian arm, told a German newspaper: “Ocalan's call is not for us. In the letter he sent us, he did not refer to them as' comrades' but 'friends'.”

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Ocalan’s call for peace: The end of the PKK-Turkey conflict?

Analysis: While PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan’s historic call raises hopes of ending 40 years of conflict with Turkey, peace is by no means guaranteed. After four decades of fighting the Turkish state, Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan has urged the group that he founded to abandon its armed struggle. Two days later, the PKK declared a ceasefire. The development represents a coda to a conflict that has raged since 1984 and claim…

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Historic Ceasefire Declared by Kurdish PKK After Decades of Conflict with Turkey

Kurdish militants from the PKK have announced a ceasefire in Turkey, marking a potential turning point in a conflict that has spanned over 40 years. This decision follows a call from their imprisoned leader, Abdullah Öcalan, urging his followers to disarm and pursue peace. Key Takeaways The PKK’s ceasefire is a response to Abdullah Öcalan’s call for disarmament. This marks the first significant peace initiative since talks broke down in 2015. T…