Turkish foreign minister reacts to new initiative with jailed PKK leader Ocalan
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed the recent olive branch extended to Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Fidan said that the proposal by Devlet Bahceli – the leader of Turkey's far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) – to have Ocalan address the Turkish parliament offered a "space" to find a peaceful solution to the long-running conflict with the PKK.
Turkey's jailed PKK leader is reported to suggest he might be ready to end insurgency
The jailed leader of Turkey's outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, has been quoted as indicating he may be prepared to call for militants to lay down arms, after a key ally of President Tayyip Erdogan urged him to end the group's decades-old insurgency.
Jailed PKK leader says 'ready' to support Turkey peace drive
Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), is "ready to make a call" to back a new initiative by the Turkish government to end decades of conflict, Turkey's pro-Kurd party said Sunday.
Turkey’s pro-Kurd party to meet jailed PKK leader on Saturday
A delegation from Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish DEM party is due on Saturday to visit jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is serving a life sentence on a prison island off Istanbul, a party source said.
Turkey to allow pro-Kurdish party to visit jailed militant leader
Turkey has decided to allow parliament's pro-Kurdish DEM Party to hold face-to-face talks with militant leader Abdullah Ocalan on his island prison, the party said on Friday, setting up the first such visit in nearly a decade.
Turkiye's pro-Kurd party meets jailed PKK leader
A delegation from Turkiye’s main pro-Kurdish DEM party on Saturday (December 28, 2024) visited jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is serving life on a prison island off Istanbul, party officials said. The visit would be the party's first in almost 10 years.
Turkey's imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader says he is willing to work with authorities for peace
Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of Turkey’s banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, has said that he is willing to contribute to peace between Turks and Kurds, according to the pro-Kurdish DEM
Jailed PKK Leader Open to Working With Turkey, DEM Says
The leader of Kurdish separatist group PKK said he’s ready to cooperate with the Turkish government in a bid to end a long-running conflict that’s claimed thousands of lives, according to a statement by the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party,
Syria's de facto leader says holding elections could take up to four years
It is the first time Ahmed al-Sharaa has commented on a possible electoral timetable since Bashar al-Assad was ousted this ...
Turkey bets on jailed Kurdish militant to revive peace process
Concerns that instability will spill over from Syria add urgency to efforts to woo PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan from prison ...
rudaw3d
Pro-Kurdish party to visit Ocalan within two days
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A delegation from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish political party will visit the jailed leader of the ...
devdiscourse3d
Turkey's Historic Move: Renewing Ties to Resolve a Decades-Old Conflict
Turkey is allowing the pro-Kurdish DEM Party to hold talks with militant leader Abdullah Ocalan, marking the first visit in ...
Turkish military kills 21 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and Iraq, ministry says
The Turkish military killed 21 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and Iraq, the defence ministry said on Wednesday.
Hosted on MSN3d
Turkey's justice ministry has approved a request by the pro-Kurdish DEM party to visit jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan who is serving life in solitary confinement, a party ...
Turkey's justice ministry has approved a request by the pro-Kurdish DEM party to visit jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan who is serving life in solitary confinement, a party spokesman said late ...