Istanbul, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - How diplomacy led to disbanding the Kurdish militant PKK

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2025-05-12

The PKK's historic announcement Monday about ending its armed struggle is the result of months of shuttle diplomacy to end the decades-old Kurdish conflict that has cost tens of thousands of lives. After a 10-year hiatus in which all contacts with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were frozen, things began shifting in October with a surprise offer from a hardline nationalist ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In an October 22 spe......

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