The iconic leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, Abdullah Öcalan, has urged the militant group to lay down arms

EDITORIAL. Following the call by the PKK's historic leader, Abdullah Öcalan, to dissolve his organization, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan must agree to enter into a political discussion to put an end to 40 years of war.

Ocalan repudiated the “extreme nationalist deviation” of seeking a separate Kurdish state, insisting that the Kurdish question could be solved by “democratizing” the Turkish state.

The PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) should dissolve. I make this call and take historical responsibility,” read the letter from Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish guerrilla, on Thursday,

The bitter experiences of the past century have proved that a progressive solution to the Kurdish question, which is intertwined with a deepening imperialist war in the Middle East and involves four countries in the region,

Ankara wants a success story without Western oversight.

In a historic move, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party has called for the group to disarm, paving the way for a new peace process in Turkey and a reshaping of alliances in Syria. View on euron

After a 40-year insurgency against the Turkish state, Öcalan called on the Kurdish group to lay down arms. View on euronews

Tehran’s recent setbacks have paved the way for Ankara’s ascent. The Ankara-backed Azerbaijan’s triumph over Tehran-backed Armenia, Turkish-supported militias outmaneuvering Iran’s influence in Syria,

Abdullah Öcalan called on Thursday for his Kurdish militant group to lay down its weapons and dissolve itself in a declaration drawn up in his cell on Imrali prison island.

Pro-Kurdish politicians are meeting the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, as part of renewed peace efforts.

Many interpreted Öcalan's additional message, which was not included in his letter, as an indication that the legal and political dimensions of the process remained unclear.