The Kurdistan Workers' Party[a] or PKK (Kurdish: Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê) is a Kurdish militant political organization and armed guerrilla group which is primarily based in the mountainous Kurdish-majority regions of southeastern …

Feb 27, 2025 · Jailed PKK leader tells group to lay down arms, end conflict with Turkiye. In a historic move, Abdullah Ocalan has asked his party to ‘lay down arms’ and dissolve itself, according to a...

Mar 1, 2025 · PKK declares ceasefire in 40-year conflict with Turkiye. Outlawed Kurdish group calls on Ankara to release jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan, who has been held in near total isolation since 1999.

Feb 27, 2025 · Abdullah Ocalan, the founder and leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has issued a statement from prison calling upon the group to dissolve itself and lay down its arms in its fight...

Mar 3, 2025 · On Saturday, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)—a militant group that has fought the Turkish state for decades—declared an immediate cease-fire.

Feb 28, 2025 · Imprisoned Turkish Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan has commanded the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) to disarm and dissolve, potentially ending a four-decade insurgency against Ankara that spilt...

Feb 28, 2025 · Ala, who was interior minister when Türkiye first tried to resolve the terrorism issue without counterterrorism operations more than a decade ago, was the first high-level official to comment on Öcalan’s call on Thursday. “We will look at the result,” Ala told broadcaster A Haber.

Mar 5, 2025 · On February 27, Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan called for his group to disarm and end its conflict with Turkey. The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in eastern Syria have welcomed this statement, which may provide an opportunity for Turkey to change its policy in Syria, affect US policy, and impact SDF relations ...

Feb 26, 2025 · Abdullah Ocalan, imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), is expected to call on the group he founded to lay down its arms this week, two Turkish officials with knowledge of the...

Feb 27, 2025 · In a widely anticipated statement that many hope will set the stage for ending more than more than four decades of conflict between Turkey and the Kurds, imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his followers Thursday to lay down their weapons and disband the rebel organization.