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Authorities have refused to release list of people sent there as Democratic lawmakers decry ‘inhumane’ conditions

PKK fighters were to begin laying down their weapons at a ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan Friday, two months after the Kurdish rebels ended their decades-long armed struggle against the Turkish state.

The recent PKK ceasefire came against the backdrop of fundamental changes in the region, including the reconfiguration of power in Syria, the weakening of Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

CHP leader calls for Ekrem Imamoglu’s release, denounces the arrests of protesters.

Ocalan’s call comes as value of armed fight diminishes, and Kurdish political participation grew – will this continue?

On March 1, the start of the holy month of Ramadan — observed by most of Turkey’s Sunni population — the imprisoned leader of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, Abdullah Öcalan, made a historic call for the party to disarm and end its 40-year-long armed struggle against the Turkish state.

Kurdish militant group responds to call from its jailed leader Abdullah Öcalan to lay down arms

Editorial: Abdullah Öcalan’s call for fighters to disarm is an important moment. But a lasting resolution will require greater rights for Kurds

Abdullah Öcalan’s declaration paves way for end to 40-year conflict between militant Kurdish groups and Turkish state