PKK, Turkey and Kurdish
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Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party on Friday hailed a "new era" following a historic disarmament ceremony at which PKK militants began destroying their weapons after ending decades of armed struggle.
Abdullah Ocalan, jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, appeared in a rare online video on Wednesday to declare the group's armed struggle against Turkey over and call for a full transition to democratic politics.
In a historic move, the Kurdish separatist group PKK has initiated disarmament, marking a vital phase in the peace process with Turkey. PKK forces, following leader Abdullah Öcalan's urging, began laying down arms in northern Iraq.