US EditionTurkey’s Jailed Kurdish Leader Renews Disarmament Call in Rare Video
- Abdullah Ocalan urged Turkey's parliament to create a commission for disarmament and a peace process in a video message released by Firat News Agency, connected to the PKK.
- The PKK decided in May to disband and end its armed struggle against Turkey, which is viewed as a historic gain by Ocalan.
- Ocalan has been imprisoned since 1999 and is a significant influence for Kurdish militants and supporters.
- The PKK is designated a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States, and the European Union.
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Marcelli: Abdullah Öcalan must be free to fulfill his political role
As part of the “I want to meet with Abdullah Öcalan” campaign launched to demand a meeting with Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan, a 39-member delegation from various countries arrived in Turkey and issued a joint declaration stated: “In order for the democratic process to reach its full potential, Mr. Öcalan and all political prisoners must be released immediately and unconditionally.” Italian lawyer Fabio Marcelli, who was part of the de…
PKK founder Abdullah Öcalan turned to his followers for the first time in his 27-year imprisonment in a video message in the run-up to a guerrilla group.
After 26 years in custody, PKK head Öcalan has called on his followers to put down their weapons again via video. This process should begin in just a few days. How much will this change Turkey? By M. Rosch.
Long-Jailed PKK Leader Says ‘Armed Struggle’ Against Turkey Has Ended
Abdullah Ocalan, the long-imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has formally announced the end of his group’s decades-long terrorist campaign against the Turkish state and called for a full transition to democratic politics. “The phase of armed struggle has ended,” Ocalan, who has been held by the Turkish authorities for the past 25 years, said in a video message. “This is not a loss, but a historic gain,” he said in the messa…
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