For over forty years, Turkey has engaged in a violent conflict with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (P.K.K.), which advocates for the rights of the Kurdish minority in Turkey. The insurgency, which started in the early 1980s, has claimed more than 40,000 lives through both P.K.K. attacks and harsh Turkish military reprisals. Recently, P.K.K. founder Abdullah Ocalan has urged the militants to lay down their weapons. However, the effectiveness of this call to action and any potential concessions from the Turkish government remain ambiguous, casting doubt on the possibility of peace.
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (P.K.K.) has been in armed conflict with Turkey for over forty years, resulting in over 40,000 deaths, primarily due to military actions and insurgent attacks.
Abdullah Ocalan, founder of the P.K.K., has urged Kurdish fighters to cease their armed struggle, yet the response from both the group and the Turkish government remains uncertain.
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