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 —

Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 11:56 AFP — Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan said after calling for a ceasefire on Thursday that Turkey was entering a new era of politics not arms.

Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 11:48 AFP — Jailed Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan called Thursday for a ceasefire, telling militants to lay down their arms and withdraw from Turkish soil, raising hopes for an end to a three-decade conflict with Turkey that has cost tens of thousands of lives.

Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 11:44 AFP —

Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 11:41 AFP — Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan called Thursday for a ceasefire in the 29-year-conflict with Turkey and for rebel fighters to withdraw.

Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 11:34 AFP —

Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 11:06 AFP — The fate of Turkey's latest bid to forge peace with Kurdish rebels spearheaded by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has the potential to make him Turkey's Abraham Lincoln or ruin his reputation, observers say.