The HIndu profiles on Abdullah Öcalan, former PKK leader, calls for peace and dissolution of the group after decades of conflict in Turkiye.
In a historic move, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party has called for the group to disarm, paving the way for a new peace process in Turkey and a reshaping of alliances in Syria. View on euron
Ocalan repudiated the “extreme nationalist deviation” of seeking a separate Kurdish state, insisting that the Kurdish question could be solved by “democratizing” the Turkish state.
The bitter experiences of the past century have proved that a progressive solution to the Kurdish question, which is intertwined with a deepening imperialist war in the Middle East and involves four countries in the region,
The PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) should dissolve. I make this call and take historical responsibility,” read the letter from Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish guerrilla, on Thursday,
EDITORIAL. Following the call by the PKK's historic leader, Abdullah Öcalan, to dissolve his organization, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan must agree to enter into a political discussion to put an end to 40 years of war.
The iconic leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, Abdullah Öcalan, has urged the militant group to lay down arms
Hundreds of women gathered Diyarbakır's İstasyon Square in a demonstration marking Women's Day. In response to a call from the Free Women’s Movement (TJA) and the Diyarbakır Network for Combating Violence (DAKAP), women dressed in traditional outfits convened in the Ofis neighborhood and marched to the square, chanting slogans and carrying banners.
Ankara wants a success story without Western oversight.
Abdullah Öcalan called on Thursday for his Kurdish militant group to lay down its weapons and dissolve itself in a declaration drawn up in his cell on Imrali prison island.
Tehran’s recent setbacks have paved the way for Ankara’s ascent. The Ankara-backed Azerbaijan’s triumph over Tehran-backed Armenia, Turkish-supported militias outmaneuvering Iran’s influence in Syria,
Many interpreted Öcalan's additional message, which was not included in his letter, as an indication that the legal and political dimensions of the process remained unclear.