She fought for 40 years. The Kurdish Workers Party declared an immediate ceasefire

1. Mar 2025 at 7:35 I Updated at 7:56

Ankara. The Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) has declared a ceasefire with immediate effect, AFP reports today.

If they are not challenged, our forces will not do any armed shares, the PKK announced, which has led the armed fight against the Turkish rights for the rights of the Kurds for over 40 years.

Prisoner PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan called for weapons on Thursday.

Freedom for Öcalana

In his call, Öcalan appealed that his companions convene a congress and make a decision to integrate into the state and society. « All groups have to fold weapons and PKK must be dissolved, » he also said.

According to the AFN, the management of the PKK, on ​​Saturday, was fully enrolled in the challenge and committed to fulfilling it.

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« As part of the effort to allow the call … we declare with immediate validity of the ceasefire, » the leaders of the organization, which TurkeyThey consider both the EU and the US to be terrorist.

PKK further announced that it is ready to convene Congress, but it can only be managed by Öcalan, who has been imprisoned since 1999.

According to his companions, it is necessary for Öcalan to gain freedom, the opportunity to live and work in suitable conditions and also to communicate unlimitedly with everyone he wants to talk to.

Kurds' struggle

Since 1984, PKK has led the armed fight against the Turkish regime for the rights of the Kurds, which make up about a fifth out of 85 million inhabitants of Turkey and have long been discriminated against.

Originally the group fought for an independent Kurdistan, but later its goal turned into autonomy. The conflict required more than 45,000 victims.

With the initiative to end the fighting with PKK came last fall Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the nationalist party of the National event (MHP), which is a key ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Bahçeli Öcalana called on to announce the « end of terrorism PKK » and dissolve this organization, and stated that the government could then consider Öcalan's release from prison.