The Times of Israel15d
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 ...
Chatham House18d
PKK leader Ocalan’s historic call to disarm could go to waste without external guarantors
Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) – designated a terrorist organization by Turkey and its Western allies – has called on the group to lay down arms and dissolve. His ...
The Straits Times18d
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.
The Jerusalem Post Blogs23d
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 Hindu23d
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 ...
CNN24d
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 2424d
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 ...
The New Indian Express24d
PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey after 40 years of armed struggle
ISTANBUL: Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan asking the group to disband. It was the first ...
Mena FN24d
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 ...
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PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan 'ends 40 years of bloodshed in Turkey'
Ocalan as pictured, called on the PKK to lay down it's arms and dissolve, a move that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government supports. The friendliest countries in the world ...
BBC24d
Kurdish group PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey
Syrian Kurds gathered this week to listen to a message from jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK has declared a ceasefire with Turkey after its jailed leader Abdullah ...