Jónasson: Öcalan's Call Opens Way to Genuine Peace

Jónasson: Öcalan's call opens way to genuine peace

Iceland's former Minister of the Interior, Ögmundur Jónasson, answered journalist Erem Kansoy's question and comments on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan's call for peace and democracy. Ögmundur Jónasson said that Abdullah Öcalan's message "moved him "because, in a world in which the battlefield has become synonymous with success, Öcalan's voice comes from Imrali" and it is a voice that challenges all this. Jónasson added that the decision taken b…

Öcalan Calls, PKK and Turkish Government Pick Up: Is a New Peace Process on the Line? - The New Global Order

Abdullah Öcalan’s call for peace and the PKK’s disbandment offer Türkiye a new chance for peace. But will all sides be ready to seize it?

For more than 40 years, the Kurdish conflict was a constant of Turkish domestic and foreign policy. If it is actually resolved peacefully, it would be one of the most important decisions since the founding of the Turkish Republic. The great winner could be Head of State Recep Tayyip Erdogan.