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Kurdish Militant Group PKK Agrees to Disarm as Turkey Weighs Next Steps

While Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has acknowledged the ceasefire as a potential step toward peace, he has also warned that military operations against the PKK will resume if disarmament efforts falter.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

Kurdish PKK militants declare a ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey

ISTANBUL (AP) — Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire on Saturday in what could mark a significant boost to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government, two days after their imprisoned leader called for the group to disarm.

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Turkey's Kurds say PKK militants heeding jailed leader's peace call is the right move

Residents in Diyarbakir, Turkey's largest Kurdish-majority city, said on Sunday that the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party's (PKK) decision to heed its jailed leader's call for peace was correct and prosperity would follow if the decades-old conflict ended.

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Kurdish militia declares ceasefire following leader’s call to end five-decade insurgency with Turkey

The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militia on Saturday declared ... to lay down their arms and dissolve the group. If accepted by Turkey, the declaration could bring about the end of a decades ...

Historical turning point: Turkey's worst enemy stops the armed struggle

On February 27, an event took place, the consequences of which will affect not only Turkey and the Middle East, but also ...

Cyprus Mail on MSN15h

Turkey peace call may boost Erdogan’s domestic and Syria goals

Tayyip Erdogan's long-held goal of ending Turkey's conflict with Kurdish militants is a step closer after their jailed chief's peace call, giving the president a potential political boost at home and ...

Turkish workers occupy mine against privatisation as wildcat strikes continue

The attack of the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the municipalities on the wages and living conditions of ...

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Imprisoned PKK founder calls for it to disarm, 'dissolve itself' for peace with Turkey

Feb. 27 (UPI) --Abdullah Ocalan, imprisoned founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party known as PKK, sent a letter calling for the group to disarm and dissolve to make peace with Turkey. "I am ...

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