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A Timeline of the PKK’s Four-Decade Insurgency with Turkey

February 28, 2025February 28, 2025 - by Victor Santos - Leave a Comment

Abdullah Ocalan, the founder of the PKK, called for disarmament to facilitate peace with Turkey. The PKK was established in 1974 and has engaged in decades of conflict with the …

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Key Milestones in the Turkey-PKK Conflict

February 27, 2025February 27, 2025 - by Ravi Patel - Leave a Comment

The Turkey-PKK conflict centers around the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK), founded by Abdullah Ocalan in 1978 to achieve Kurdish liberation through armed struggle. Key events include Ocalan’s arrest in 1999, …