Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkiye declared a ceasefire on Saturday, two days after their imprisoned leader called for the group to disarm.
The statement from the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, was published by the Firat News Agency, a media outlet close to the group.
Referring to Abdullah Ocalan, who has been imprisoned by Turkiye since 1999, the group said: 바카라We declare a ceasefire effective today to pave the way for the implementation of Leader Apo's Call for Peace and Democratic Society. None of our forces will take armed action unless attacked.바카라
The conflict between Turkiye and the PKK has led to tens of thousands of deaths since it began in 1984. On Thursday, a delegation of Kurdish politicians announced Ocalan's call for the PKK to lay down its arms and disband after visiting him on his island prison earlier the same day.
The cease-fire is the first sign of a break in the conflict since peace talks between the PKK and Ankara broke down in the summer of 2015.
In its statement, the PKK said Ocalan's statement indicated that a 바카라new historical process has begun in Kurdistan and the Middle East바카라. Kurdistan refers to the parts of Turkiye, Iraq, Syria, and Iran inhabited by Kurds.
While stating that it would 바카라comply with and implement the requirements of the call from our side,바카라 the PKK emphasized that 바카라democratic politics and legal grounds must also be suitable for success바카라.
The group also called for Ocalan to be released from Imrali prison, located in the Marmara Sea, to 바카라personally direct and execute바카라 a party congress that would lead to the militants laying down their arms.
