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Turkey's imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader says he is willing to work with authorities for peace

Dec. 29, 2024 10:47 AM EST

ISTANBUL (AP) — 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, in a statement issued by the pro-Kurdish DEM party Sunday. “I possess the necessary...

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. ...

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. ...