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Who Is the P.K.K. Leader Abdullah Ocalan?

The founder of the P.K.K., a guerrilla organization that has been fighting an insurgency against Turkey for decades, has called for his group to disarm and disband.

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Turkey: Kurdish PKK says will heed Ocalan's ceasefire call

The separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party said it is ready to lay down its arms after a call from its jailed leader to do so. The group has waged an insurgency against Ankara for decades.

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Who is Abdullah Ocalan, the Kurdish militant leader 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.

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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.

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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,

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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 ...

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'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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What does Öcalan's call for the PKK to lay down arms mean for Turkey and Syria?

In a historic move, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party has called for the group to disarm, paving the way for a new ...

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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.

Erdogan says new phase started in efforts for 'terror-free' Turkey after Ocalan call

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that a disarmament call from the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan ...

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What's next after Ocalan urges the PKK to disband?

Jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan's call for his Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to disband and lay down its arms after ...

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Kurdish leader Ocalan issues message from prison, urging PKK to disarm to make peace with Turkey

Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan has called on his militant group to lay down its arms and dissolve as part of a bid to end a four-decade long conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of l ...

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Öcalan's message sparks both hope and skepticism

Many interpreted Öcalan's additional message, which was not included in his letter, as an indication that the legal and ...

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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 ...

The Times of Israel12h

Why Öcalan’s Call Presents Historical Opportunities and Risks for Turkey’s Kurds

These meetings culminated in Öcalan’s February 27 statement, in which he urged his organization to lay down arms and abandon ...

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