Middle East: What an end of the PKK would mean for Kurds

The PKK could put down the weapons after the call of the imprisoned spokesman Öcalan. Peace negotiations can strengthen the democratic moment – and deserve the attention of the European public.

Terrorist Group’s Pledge to Disarm Met With Cautious Optimism in Turkey

An apparent decision by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to end its decades-long armed insurgency against Turkey could—if implemented—have far-reaching effects for the region, Turkish experts say. “For the first time, the leader of the PKK has called on the group to renounce its longstanding demand for [Kurdish] autonomy in the region,” Oytun Orhan, a Turkish Middle East analyst, told The Epoch Times. “He has also renounced the use of violence…

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 conflict in Turkiye.

Middle East: What an end of the PKK would mean for Kurds

Following the call by Abdullah Ocalan to disband the Kurdistan Workers' Party, PKK, and to lay down arms, Syrian affiliates and the PKK headquarters in Iraq remain ambivalent. What are their options?

MLKP: We support the demands the ‘Call for Peace and Democratic Society’ aims for

The Central Committee of the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party (MLKP) released a statement regarding the ‘Call for Peace and Democratic Society’ made by Abdullah Öcalan on 27 February through the DEM Party İmralı Delegation. The Kurdish leader highlighted the urgent need for democratic politics and called on the PKK to lay down arms and dissolve itself. “As the MLKP, we declare our support for the national democratic demands that the ‘Call for Pe…

Following the call from İmralı to the terrorist organization PKK to lay down arms, a new period has begun in the process. According to information conveyed by security sources, even the points where the weapons will be delivered have been determined, and there will be no amnesty for PKK leaders.