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
Turkey's pro-Kurd party meets jailed PKK leader
A delegation from Turkey's main pro-Kurdish DEM party is due on Saturday to visit jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is serving life on a prison island off Istanbul, a party source said. "The delegation left in the morning,
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
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.
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,
Turkey Approves Pro-Kurd Party Visit To Jailed PKK Founder
Turkey has approved a request by the pro-Kurdish DEM party to visit jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan, who is serving life in solitary confinement, the justice minister and a party spokesman said Friday.
Turkey allows pro-Kurdish DEM party to meet with jailed PKK leader Ocalan
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Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party meets jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan
The DEM party's visit to Ocalan, in solitary confinement in an island prison since 1999, was their first in nine years.
Turkey Allows Pro-Kurdish Party To Visit PKK Leader
Turkey has granted permission for a delegation from the pro-Kurdish DEM Party to visit imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan on Imrali Island, the Sabah newspaper reported Thursday. The visit, expected to take place on Thursday or Friday, would be the first of its kind in nearly a decade.
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
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"Turkish Parliament is venue for Kurdish issue resolution, will meet DEM Party after New Year": CHP leader
CHP will organize a meeting with the DEM Party delegation after the New Year, highlighting their openness to dialogue with ...
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Kurdish PKK leader Öcalan open to talks with Turkish government
Öcalan's statement was published by Sirri Süreyya Önder and Pervin Buldan, members of parliament for the pro-Kurdish DEM ...
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Path to Peace: Ocalan's Appeal for Turkish-Kurdish Harmony
Abdullah Ocalan, imprisoned leader of Turkey's PKK, has expressed willingness to contribute to peace between Turks and Kurds. His statement, backed by Turkish President Erdogan and nationalist ally ...