Jailed Kurdish Militant Leader Calls on Followers to Disarm, End 40-Year Conflict With Turkey
The call from Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the PKK, could have far-reaching consequences for Turkey, Syria and the broader ...
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 ...
Inter Press Service4d
Öcalan’s Letter: Between Dismay and the Kurds’ Need to Believe
The PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) should dissolve. I make this call and take historical responsibility,” read the letter ...
The Blogs | The Times of Israel7d
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 ...
A Fragile Peace for Turkey and the Kurds
Ankara wants a success story without Western oversight.
Bianet3d
Survey: Nearly 60% of public views Öcalan’s call for PKK disbandment positively
Despite having a positive opinion about Öcalan's call, the respondents remain skeptical about whether the PKK will disarm.
FDD's Long War Journal4d
Analysis: Iran’s loss is Turkey’s gain
Tehran’s recent setbacks have paved the way for Ankara’s ascent. The Ankara-backed Azerbaijan’s triumph over Tehran-backed ...
DPA International on MSN8d
Kurdish PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey after jailed leader's call
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on Saturday announced a ceasefire with Turkey, two days after its jailed leader ...
Kurdish PKK leader Öcalan calls on fighters to lay down arms
The imprisoned leader of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan, has urged his followers to lay down ...
Ahram Online3d
The Öcalan coup
The iconic leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, Abdullah Öcalan, has urged the militant group to lay down arms ...
Politico Europe8d
Kurdish militant group PKK declares truce with Turkey after 40 years of conflict
Move hailed as a “historic opportunity,” but the group fighting for Kurdish independence stopped short of declaring its ...
The Print on MSN4dOpinion
Abdullah Öcalan’s appeal won’t end Türkiye’s long war with Kurdish minority
There’s a reason to be sceptical about Abdullah Öcalan's call for peace. Efforts to end the fighting in 1993, 1995-1996, and ...