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Jailed PKK leader calls for Kurdish militant group to disarm and end decades-long conflict with Turkiye
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Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), has called for the group to lay down its arms and dissolve itself. This statement comes after decades of conflict between the PKK and Turkey, which has resulted in an estimated 40,000 deaths. Ocalan, who has been imprisoned since 1999, made the call in a declaration read out in Istanbul, stating that "all groups must lay down their arms and the PKK must dissolve itself". This call is seen as a significant development in the conflict, which has been ongoing for almost five decades.
This represents a glimmer of hope which would lead to a resolution of a long standing conflict.
The message will for sure have significant effects, especially on the crises that are unresolved in the region.
Today, the main task is to restructure the historical relationship, which has become extremely fragile.
Convene your congress and make a decision. All groups must lay their arms and the PKK must dissolve itself.
There is no alternative to democracy in the pursuit and realization of a political system. Democratic consensus is the fundamental way.
I am making a call for the laying down of arms, and I take on the historical responsibility for this call.
We are here with a compass to find a possible route out of these dark chaotic days.
This is the breaking point of history and it is a positive one.
If the terrorist organisation evaluates this call, lays down its weapons, disbands, it will free Turkiye from its shackles.
We hope that this message will be a guide for resolving the existing crises, especially in Syria where we have entered a new phase. It is our hope that conflicts will stop, democracy will rule, the ongoing problems will be resolved through dialogue, and the people in the region will be equally enjoying their rights.
The PKK was born in the 20th century, in the most violent epoch of the history of humanity, amidst the two world wars, under the shadow of the experience of real socialism and the cold war around the world.
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sources
- 1.France 24
- 2.The Washington Post
- 3.CNN
- 4.The Times
- 5.Al Jazeera
- 6.The New York Times
- 7.The Guardian
- 8.Le Monde
- 9.DW News
- 10.Agence France-Presse
- 11.Daily Sabah
- 12.Times
perspectives
- 1.Ethnic tensions
- 2.Turkish Foreign Policy
- 3.Kurdish nationalism
- 4.Syrian War Aftermath
- 5.Independence Movements
- 6.Iraq War Aftermath
- 7.Syria under Bashar al-Assad
- 8.Turkey under Erdoğan
- 9.Terrorism
- 10.Turkish politics
countries
- 1.Armenia
- 2.Switzerland
- 3.Germany
- 4.France
- 5.United Kingdom
- 6.Israel
- 7.Iraq
- 8.Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 9.Italy
- 10.Kenya
- 11.Netherlands
- 12.Norway
organizations
- 1.Kurdish Workers' Party
- 2.Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party
- 3.Justice and Development Party
- 4.Syrian Democratic Forces
- 5.European Union
- 6.People's Democratic Party
- 7.UN International Crisis Group
- 8.Chatham House
- 9.Nationalist Movement Party
- 10.Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- 11.European Kurdish associations
- 12.ISIS-K
persons
- 1.Abdullah Ocalan
- 2.Devlet Bahceli
- 3.Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
- 4.Bashar Al-Assad
- 5.Efkan Ala
- 6.Berkay Mandiraci
- 7.Galip Dalay
- 8.Ahmed al-Sharaa
- 9.Alper Coskun
- 10.António Guterres
- 11.Ben Hubbard
- 12.Gönül Töl
