PKK, Turkey and Erdogan
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Al Jazeera on MSNPKK disarmament opens ‘new page in history’ for Turkiye, Erdogan saysAfter announcing they would disarm, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) destroyed their weapons in northern Iraq.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday hailed the symbolic disarmament of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) fighters as a "new page" for Turkey, but fell short of any concrete reforms or amnesty measures.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday his country had achieved victory after Kurdish rebels destroyed their weapons, ending their decades-long armed struggle against Ankara.
(AFP) Thirty PKK fighters destroyed 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.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a hopeful shift as the PKK begins disarmament, signaling an end to decades of unrest. The decision follows urging by imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan.
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called for full support of the disarmament of Kurdish militants that began with a handover of the first batch of weapons by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) forces,