Agreement reached between Turkish government and Kurdish nationalist PKKCeasefire Agreement • January 22nd, 2023
Contract Type FiledJanuary 22nd, 2023Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed Kurdish nationalist leader, called for a ceasefire on March 21, the traditional Kurdish Newroz festival. Ocalan, who heads the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), called on his supporters to withdraw their armed forces inside the borders of Turkey and to silence their weapons. The governments of Turkey and the US welcomed the call, as did the European Union.
Agreement reached between Turkish government and Kurdish nationalist PKKCeasefire Agreement • June 17th, 2022
Contract Type FiledJune 17th, 2022Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed Kurdish nationalist leader, called for a ceasefire on March 21, the traditional Kurdish Newroz festival. Ocalan, who heads the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), called on his supporters to withdraw their armed forces inside the borders of Turkey and to silence their weapons. The governments of Turkey and the US welcomed the call, as did the European Union.