Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 15:24 AFP —

Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 15:06 AFP — The Turkish military will end operations against Kurdish rebels if they stop fighting, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday after a Kurdish ceasefire call.

Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 14:46 AFP — The Turkish military will end operations against Kurdish rebels if they stop fighting, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday after a Kurdish ceasefire call.

Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 13:40 AFP — Jailed Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan called Thursday for a ceasefire, telling his fighters to lay down their arms and withdraw from Turkey, raising hopes for an end to a three-decade conflict that has cost tens of thousands of lives.

Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 13:29 AFP — Abdullah Ocalan, the charismatic Kurdish separatist leader once dubbed the "nemesis" of the Turkish state, is now seen as the best bet to end decades of armed insurgency.

Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 13:18 AFP — The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), whose jailed leader called for a ceasefire on Thursday, has been waging an armed nationalist campaign against Ankara for 29 years.

Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 13:10 AFP — Following is a chronology of events in Turkey's bloody Kurdish insurgency:

Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 13:09 AFP — Jailed Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan called Thursday for a ceasefire, telling his fighters to lay down their arms and withdraw from Turkey, raising hopes for an end to a three-decade conflict that has cost tens of thousands of lives.

Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 12:40 AFP — Turkish Interior Minister Muammer Guler hailed jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan's ceasefire call on Thursday.

Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 12:28 AFP —