The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan’s call for a ceasefire to begin today is being uniformly implemented by Kurdish fighters affiliated with the group, pausing nearly 30 years of fighting in Turkey and setting the stage for peace talks.
Ocalan called the ceasefire from prison yesterday, and urged fighters to disarm or leave Turkey for the time being, saying it is time for Turkey and the PKK to “rapidly solve” the long-standing disputes.
Turkish officials have mostly been mum on any specific reforms, but did say they “cautiously welcome” the ceasefire, and the military has been ordered to respect it so long as the PKK attacks have stopped.
In Turkish Kurdistan there is already optimism that the decades of violence is now over, and a hope that they will see positive action from the Erdogan government soon.
The big reform from the Turkish government would be the recognition of Kurdish people as an actual ethnicity, something they have long refused to do. Several in parliament have been pushing for such action for awhile, and it would go a long way toward showing some good will for the peace talks to come.
PKK could be a obstacle in case of turkey gets its order to invade Syria, helping NATO to go farther into Iraq or Iran.., so don't get so excited when such regime that is bound by NATO orders all of the sudden becomes so peace loving regime. If that was the case.., why turkey is so helpful helping the both barbarians and bandits in its soil providing a home to them.., and those who are fugitives from Iraq proven to support those who are on killing spree of Iraqi people..,
The phony "Israel apologizing to Turkey" and the Israel terrorist pawns, the Kurds, stop attacking Turkey are connected. These lies are in connection with Syria. The people of the region never allow another Israel in our region. Turkey is a chanied dog of imperialism and zionism. The war criminal liar Erdugan has been exposed to gullible Arabs and they would be taken hostage by few cheap slogans "against Israel" by the war criminal Erdugan. Shame on Turkey
Decisions follow the money in international affairs as in domestic matters. Our president can be a spoiler at any time of the best made plans for peace when war is the driving force.