PKK dissolution ‘significant step’ towards resolving decades-long conflict: Germany

The German Consulate in Erbil on Saturday defined the PKK's decision to dissolve as a significant step toward resolving decades of conflict.

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Role for Baghdad, Erbil in PKK disarmament: Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that there are plans in place as to how Iraq and the Kurdistan Region may participate in the disarmament of the recently disbanded Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

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GeoSpace Ep. 4 with Giran Ozcan: Turkey-PKK peace

In Episode 4 of GeoSpace, Giran Ozcan discusses the PKK's decision to disband after decades of insurgency, the shift towards a political solution for the Kurdish issue in Turkey, and the broader regional implications, including Turkey's evolving stance towards Syria's Kurds

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Turkey vows to continue anti-PKK operations until region ‘cleared’

Turkey's defense ministry promised to continue its campaign against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in spite of the group's recent decision to disband and end hostilities, asserting that such efforts will not stop until Ankara is "certain" the threat has subsided.

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'Era of terrorism, weapons, violence' over in Turkey after PKK’s dissolution: Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hailed the prospects of "a Turkey free of terrorism" in light of the announced dissolution of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

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Turkey-PKK peace process: Its influence on Iranian Kurds

In light of the historic Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) decision to end its armed campaign against the Turkish state, Kurds in Iran seek to ascertain the peace process' implications for their own situation within a country that has long denied them any degree of autonomy.

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UK says PKK self-dissolution ‘important’ for regional peace, security

The British government has proscribed the PKK as a terrorist organization since 2001.

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Ocalan hails PKK disbandment in first message since announcement

The PKK’s announcement came after a February call by Ocalan, in which he urged the party to lay down arms and disband.

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PKK dissolves: Will lasting peace follow in Turkey and the wider region?

A seminal declaration by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) that the militant group would bring an end to four decades of insurgency against the Turkish state has ushered in a new era of both hope and uncertainty, with many details of the process to follow remaining hazy.

Mohammed A. Salih

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