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Turkey seeks dissolution of PKK-linked groups in Syria and Iraq, following leader’s peace plea

A senior Turkish official says groups affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, in Syria and Iraq should dissolve themselves.

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Factbox-What is the PKK, the militant group urged by its leader to disband and make peace with Turkey?

The jailed founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, appealed on Thursday to his militant group to disarm and to dissolve itself. His call, if heeded by the PKK fighters, opens the door to ending a conflict that has ravaged southeastern Turkey for four decades and will also have significant implications for the wider region,

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Imprisoned PKK founder calls for it to disarm, 'dissolve itself' for peace with Turkey

Abdullah Ocalan, imprisoned founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party known as PLK, sent a letter calling for the group to disarm and dissolve to make peace with Turkey.

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Turkey Awaits a New Dawn: The Potential Dissolution of the PKK

Turkey's ruling AK Party expects the PKK to disband following a call from its imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan. If the ...

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Turkey detains nearly 300 people in raids on PKK suspects, including opposition figures

The PKK, designated a terrorist organization by Turkey and its Western allies, has waged an insurgency against the state since 1984, in a conflict that has killed more than 40,000. Those detained ...

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Turkey detains 282 suspects in a dayslong operation against Kurdish insurgents

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish police have detained 282 suspects over the past five days in a large-scale operation targeting the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, Interior Minister Ali ...