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Kurdish militants claim responsibility for Istanbul blasts that killed 38, wounded 155

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Kurdish fighters seek land of their own in Syria

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Special Reports // 8 years ago

Kurds united, Turkish party leader says

Staying out of a weekly delegation to meet jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan doesn't translate to party division, a pro-Kurdish lawmaker said Monday.

Special Reports // 8 years ago

PKK offers conditions for peace

A leader from a pro-Kurdish organization in Turkey said Monday the government has commitments to make to ensure a peace process with the PKK moves forward.

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Kurds upbeat on PKK peace prospects

A settlement between the Kurdistan Workers' Party and the Turkish government is still on the table, a pro-Kurdish lawmaker said.

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Ankara shrugs off PKK initiative

There is nothing in recent statements from jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan worthy of a formal comment, a Turkish official said Monday.

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Militant PKK halts withdrawal but says it will honor cease-fire

The banned Kurdistan Workers' Party stopped its pullout from Turkey, saying the government hasn't resolved the Kurdish issue or begun a process for democracy.

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The PKK is the people, and the people are here
Kurdish groups score big in Turkish vote Mar 30, 2009

Our forces will be ready to expand and step up military resistance and no one will be able to stop us from defending our people
Kurds vow to fight Turkish troops in Iraq Oct 15, 2003

Abdullah Öcalan (born 4 April 1948), is a Kurdish militant leader who founded the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in 1978. Between 1984 and his capture in 1999, he led a Kurdish nationalist guerrilla revolt against the Turkish state.

Öcalan was arrested abroad by Turkey, convicted of treason, and sentenced to death. The sentence was commuted to aggravated life imprisonment when Turkey abolished the death penalty in support of its bid to be admitted to membership in the European Union. He is the sole prisoner on the İmralı island, in the Sea of Marmara. Öcalan admitted to the violent nature of the PKK, and that he personally approved and organized attacks and executions. The conflict between Turkey and the PKK has resulted in over 40,000 lives being lost, including PKK members, the Turkish military, and civilians, both Kurdish and Turkish.

From prison, he has published several books, as recently as 2007.

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