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Ankara halts PKK returns

Ankara : Turkey | about 1 month ago  
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  • Members of the Kurdish rebel group PKK greet their supporters in Silopi
    Members of the Kurdish rebel group PKK greet their supporters in ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Supporters of Kurdistan Workers Party hold pictures of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, as they go with eight fighters from a PKK camp to Turkey, in Dahuk
    Supporters of Kurdistan Workers Party hold pictures of jailed PKK ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Eight fighters from a PKK camp in Kandil Mountains wait before their departure to the border of Turkey to surrender to Turkish authorities in northern Iraqi town of Arbil
    Eight fighters from a PKK camp in Kandil Mountains wait before their ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Kurdish women attend a gathering to welcome a group of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerrillas that is expected to surrender to Turkish military forces, in southeastern Turkish town of Silopi
    Kurdish women attend a gathering to welcome a group of Kurdistan ...
    Source: Reuters
  • A Kurdish woman attends a gathering to welcome a group of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerrillas in Silopi
    A Kurdish woman attends a gathering to welcome a group of Kurdistan ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Members of the Kurdish rebel group PKK wave to their supporters on the top of a bus in the southeastern Turkish town of Silopi
    Members of the Kurdish rebel group PKK wave to their supporters on the ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Turkey's President Abdullah Gul heads a National Security Council meeting in Ankara
    Turkey's President Abdullah Gul heads a National Security Council ...
    Source: Reuters
Members of the Kurdish rebel group PKK greet their supporters in ...
Turkish leaders announced they were reconsidering the way forward on a Kurdish initiative following the return of rebels from their camps in northern Iraq. Abdullah Ocalan , the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, earlier this month called on his supporters...
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  • News Source: United Press International | about 1 month ago
    Turkish leaders announced they were reconsidering the way forward on a Kurdish initiative following the return of rebels from their camps in northern Iraq. Abdullah Ocalan , the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, earlier this...
  • News Source: New Europe | about 1 month ago
    Eight fighters from the PKK�s bases in the mountains of northern Iraq turned themselves over to Turkish forces on 19 October, along with 26 Kurdish refugees, including women and children, from a camp near the Iraqi-Turkish border. In the coming...
  • News Source: Zaman.com | about 1 month ago
    Government halts return of PKK-affiliated groups to turkey The government has decided to halt the return of individuals linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) for a time in order to reassess the democratization process due to agitation among...
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  • Blog Source: www.ekurd.net
    Ankara is currently working on a package of fresh reforms to expand the freedoms of the Kurdish community, but has rejected calls to halt military action against the PKK. Kurds are not recognized as an official minority in Turkey and ...
  • Blog Source: independentkurdistanjournalism.blogspot.com
    The militants were part of a 34-strong group, also including Kurdish refugees who had lived in Iraq for years, which the PKK sent as "peace envoys" to Turkey. "The PKK should not adopt a defiant attitude, which could halt the progress being made and
  • Blog Source: pukmedia.com
    The PKK took up arms against Ankara in 1984 at the start of a conflict that has claimed about 45000 lives. The group has long taken refuge in rear bases in Kurdish-majority northern Iraq. ...
  • Blog Source: www.ekurd.net
    "The television footage of celebrations, like the return of Caesar to Rome after a victory, is likely to trigger fault lines in the rest of the country," Ozcan said on NTV television. ... Ankara is currently working on a package of fresh reforms to
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