Ankara, Turkey – Senior Turkish official on Friday called for the dissolution of the forbidden branches of the Kurdistan party in Iraq and Syria, the day after the prisoned PKK leader invited his militant group to disarm and disband On offer to complete the conflict with four decades with Turkey.
In an important message from his prison, Abdullah Ocalan He called the PKK to convene Congress and made a decision to pass his weapons and dissolve. Message, transferring higher professional officials for the Prokurde Party, was part of New peace initiative For the end of the war that claimed tens of thousands of lives.
Omer Steel, Spokesperson for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said all groups associated with the PKK should adhere to the call.
“Whether they are called PKK, YPG or PYD, all expansions of the terrorist organization must be dissolved,” Steel said, regarding Syrian Kurdish protective units and its political wing. “We mean the full liquidation of the organization and its elements in Iraq and Syria.”
Steel said, “The moment we arrived today, we declare that it is time to achieve the goal of turkey without terror.”
The leadership of the PKK, which is based on the north of Iraq, has not yet responded to Ocalan’s call.
In Syria, Syrian Democratic Syrian Syria, or SDF – which includes YPG – Greetings of Ocalan’s disarmament, as a “opportunity to build peace and key to opening the correct and constructive relations in the region.
The SDF commander later added during the news that Ocalan’s invitation referred to the PKK and did not have “no connection to our forces.”
The new effort for peace between the PKK and the Turkish state was launched in October President Recep Tayyip Erdogan coalition partner, Devlet Bahceli. The distant right politician suggested that Ocalana can be granted conditionally if his group renounces violence and distribution.
Ocalan, 75, was imprisoned on the island of Imeral, outside Istanbul, since 1999. year, after being convicted of betrayal. Despite his prison, he continues to have a significant impact on the PKK, which was founded in 1978. years.
The group led the rebellion in the southeast Turkish since 1984. years. The PKK is considered a terrorist organization of Turkey and its Western Alliances.
Steel said: “The process will postulate state institutions.”
Previous peace efforts ended in failure, recently in 2015. years.
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2025-02-28 15:02:00
