PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan
WAP99062999 - 29 JUNE 1999 - - ANKARA, TURKEY: PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, seen here in a February 17 photo aboard a jet on his way to Turkey was sentenced to death today by a Turkish court. Ocalan was arrested at the Greek Embassy in Kenya and is blamed for a decades-old Kurdish rebel movement that is alleged to have killed thousands in Turkey. iw/ho/ UPI
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BERLIN, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- The chances of resolving the conflict between pro-Kurdish groups and the government in Ankara, Turkey, are dwindling, the lawyer for a jailed PKK leader said.
ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- With Turkey launching a military assault against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, officials were divided over whether dialogue was the best solution.
ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The blacklisted Kurdistan Workers' Party is keeping its unilateral cease-fire agreement in place through June, the group's imprisoned leader said.
STRASBOURG, France, July 16 (UPI) -- Ankara satisfied its obligations regarding the imprisonment of Kurdish military leader Abdullah Ocalan, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Friday.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 1 (UPI) -- There is nothing linking a Copenhagen television station to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, Kurdish groups in Denmark protested.
ANKARA, Turkey, March 29 (UPI) -- Officials with the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party withdrew support for constitutional reforms in Turkey following complaints from a militant leader.
ANKARA, Turkey, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Parts of Turkey erupted in violence as pro-Kurdish groups marked the Monday anniversary of the capture of the leader of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party.
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- A Turkish court sentenced the editor of a Kurdish newspaper to a 21-year prison term for publishing statements on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party.
ANKARA, Turkey, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- A delegation from a European anti-torture commission arrived in Turkey to examine the detention facilities for imprisoned terrorist leader Abdullah Ocalan.
ANKARA, Turkey, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- A European team is headed to Turkey's detention facility on Imrali Island to examine the condition of the leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK.
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