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PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey: pro-PKK news agency


Saturday, 1 March, 2025 , 06:11 AFP Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey after a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan urging the group to disband.

Turkey's pro-Kurd party urges 'democratic solution' to insurgency


Saturday, 1 March, 2025 , 03:01 AFP Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition party said the government must not waste the chance to draw a line under the decades-long Kurdish insurgency, and show its willingness to achieve a "democratic solution".

What's next after Ocalan urges the PKK to disband?


Friday, 28 February, 2025 , 18:32 AFP Jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan's call for his Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to disband and lay down its arms after decades of armed struggle has been widely hailed as a historic moment for Turkey and its Kurdish minority.

Erdogan says PKK leader's call to disband a 'historic opportunity'


Friday, 28 February, 2025 , 18:03 AFP Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said that Abdullah Ocalan's appeal for his Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) to disband and disarm was a "historic opportunity".

Erdogan says PKK leader's call to disband a 'historic opportunity'


Friday, 28 February, 2025 , 17:41 AFP Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said that Abdullah Ocalan's appeal for his Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) to disband and disarm was a "historic opportunity".

What's next after Ocalan urges the PKK to disband?


Friday, 28 February, 2025 , 15:21 AFP Jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan's call for his Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to disband and lay down its arms after decades of armed struggle has been widely hailed as a historic moment for Turkey and its Kurdish minority.

Iran welcomes PKK leader Ocalan's call to disarm


Friday, 28 February, 2025 , 14:49 AFP Iran on Friday welcomed a call by jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan for the Kurdish militant group to lay down arms, calling it a step toward "renouncing violence".

Joy and fear among Kurds in Iraq, Syria after Ocalan's call to disarm


Friday, 28 February, 2025 , 12:33 AFP Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan's call to disarm sparked relief but also fears for the future among Kurds in Syria and Iraq, who long for peace after fighting hard for autonomy.

Iraq says Ocalan's call to dissolve PKK 'important' for regional security


Friday, 28 February, 2025 , 06:25 AFP Iraq has welcomed a call by jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan for the Kurdish militant group to disband, saying it could improve regional stability and security.

Oscars nod 'truly magical' for Iranian film's young stars


Friday, 28 February, 2025 , 02:54 AFP Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof's "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" won a special prize at the Cannes film festival last year and is hoping to go one better at the Oscars on Sunday.