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Turkey working on legislation to speed up PKK’s disbandment, Erdogan says

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that work was underway on a legal framework that would speed up the disbandment of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and that it would be ...

Kurdish PKK militants burn weapons in landmark step to end decades-long Turkey conflict

A ceremony in northern Iraq on Friday saw a handful of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants lay down their weapons, a ...
BusinessMirror

Kurdish PKK militants declare ceasefire in Turkey after imprisoned leader’s call

Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire on Saturday in what could mark a significant boost to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government, two days after ...
Alhurra

Ankara and the PKK: What Iran Wants, and What It Can Still Do

For more than four decades, Iran has stayed deeply involved in the conflict between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), often seeking to obstruct deescalation attempts by both ...
NBC News

Kurdish rebel group PKK says it's withdrawing its fighters from Turkey

A militant Kurdish group announced on Sunday that it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq as part of a peace effort with Turkey. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...
Agence France-Presse on MSN

Kurds rally in Turkey's southeast for freedom for jailed PKK leader

Several thousand people rallied Sunday in the Kurdish-majority city of Diyarbakir in southeast Turkey calling for the release ...
Al-Monitor

Analysis-Iran war brings Turkey-PKK peace process to near standstill

ANKARA/BAGHDAD, May 13 (Reuters) - Just two weeks after Turkey's parliament made recommendations on how to advance the country's peace process with Kurdish militants, the Iran war broke out, plunging ...
bianet

PKK announces withdrawal from Turkey, marking ‘next phase’ in peace process

As part of the ongoing peace process, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has announced a new step, declaring that it has begun withdrawing its forces from Turkey. A ceremony marking the move was held ...
Newsday

Iraq's foreign minister calls for disarmament of 'PKK elements' in the north

BAGHDAD — Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Sunday called on Kurdish separatist fighters who have withdrawn to the country's north after waging a decades-long insurgency in Turkey to disarm.
Newsday

Imprisoned PKK leader calls for new laws that would advance peace with the Turkish government

ANKARA, Turkey — The imprisoned leader of a militant Kurdish group in Turkey on Friday urged for new legislation that would advance a peace initiative with the Turkish government in the wake of their ...
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Kurdish rebel group PKK says it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq

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