World Policy Hub15d
Opportunities and Challenges of Öcalan’s Initiative to End the Turkish-Kurdish Conflict
Since the leader of the Turkish Nationalist Movement Party, Devlet Bahçeli, issued his call in October 2024 to disband the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and disarm it in exchange for the release ...
The Times of Israel19d
Ocalan’s Call is a Golden Opportunity for Turks
Abdullah Ocalan, founder leader of The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) made a historic call from İmralı prison where he is being held in near total isolation since 1999 to his party to lay down ...
The Straits Times22d
Turkey continues operations on PKK in Iraq, Syria despite Ocalan call
ANKARA - Turkey's armed forces have killed 26 Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria in the week since jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan's disarmament call, the defence ministry said on Thursday.
Al-Monitor23d
End of an era? PKK leader Ocalan orders militants to end war with Turkey, 'dissolve'
A protester waves a flag bearing a portrait of Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party jailed in Turkey since 1999, during a demonstration calling for his release in the ...
PKK leader’s call to disarm fuels hope for end to Kurdish conflict – but peace is not imminent
The PKK leader’s calls for the group to disarm and dissolve is a step towards ending a 40-year conflict with the Turkish state.
The Jerusalem Post Blogs27d
What does call for disarmament of Kurdish militants in Turkey mean for Middle East? - analysis
The big question now is whether the PKK will actually heed this call by Ocalan and if PKK affiliates will agree. A demonstrator holds a picture of jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan ...
The Hindu27d
Kurdish PKK militia declares ceasefire, heeding jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan's call
heeding jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan’s call for disarmament, in a major step toward ending a 40-year insurgency against the Turkish state. Ocalan on Thursday (February 27, 2025) called on the ...
CNN28d
Kurdish militia declares ceasefire following leader’s call to end five-decade insurgency with Turkey
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militia on Saturday declared an immediate ceasefire, two days after its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan called on fighters to lay down their arms and dissolve the ...
France 2428d
PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey, ending 40 years of armed struggle
The imprisoned leader of the Kurdish militant group, Abdullah Ocalan, this week called for the PKK to disband. Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a ...
Mena FN28d
In Major Shift, Ocalan Calls For PKK To Drop Weapons, Disband
(MENAFN- Jordan Times) ISTANBUL - Jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan on Thursday called for his Kurdish militant group to lay down its weapons and dissolve itself in a landmark declaration read ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation28d
Kurdish militants PKK declare ceasefire in 40-year conflict with Türkiye after leader's prison cell plea
The PKK hopes Abdullah Ocalan, who has been in prison since 1999, will be released to help the peace deal succeed. Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Türkiye have declared a ...