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News •

Turkey says it is closely monitoring PKK disbandment to secure peace • May 13, 2025, 9:35 AM ET (AP)
The PKK Kurdish militant group will disarm and disband as part of a peace initiative with Turkey • May 12, 2025, 4:10 PM ET (AP)
What to know about the latest effort to end Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict • May 12, 2025, 8:07 AM ET (AP)
Turkey and Iraq reaffirm commitment to work against Kurdish militants and other security threats • May 8, 2025, 1:19 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As KADEK • Kurdistan People’s Congress • Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan • Congress for Freedom and Democracy in Kurdistan • PKK • Kongreya Azadi u Demokrasiya Kurdistan • Kongra-Gel • Kongra Gele Kurdistan
Areas Of Involvement guerrilla warfare • nationalism • terrorism
Related People Abdullah Öcalan

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Leader of the PKK before his arrest
Kurdish settlement in southwestern Asia
Calling for Öcalan's release
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