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Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK has declared a ceasefire with Turkey after its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan called on the ...

Abdullah Ocalan, the PKK's imprisoned leader, called for the disarmament and disbandment of the group. His appeal could end four decades of conflict with Ankara, impacting regional politics and ...