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Erdogan tacitly supports ally's proposal for leniency toward imprisoned Kurdish militant leader

Oct. 29, 2024 15:39 PM EDT

ANKARA (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seemed to give his implicit support on Tuesday for an unprecedented proposal by his nationalist ally that could lead to leniency for Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK. ...

Kurdish militants claim responsibility for deadly attack on Turkish defense firm

Oct. 25, 2024 11:29 AM EDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — A banned Kurdish militant group on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack on the headquarters of a key defense company in Ankara that killed at least five people. A statement from the military wing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, PKK, said Wednesday’s...

A hard-line Turkish politician suggests parole for an imprisoned Kurdish leader

Oct. 22, 2024 08:50 AM EDT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The leader of Turkey’s far-right nationalist party that's allied with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the possibility Tuesday that the imprisoned leader of a militant Kurdish group could be granted parole if he renounces violence and disbands his organization. ...