Istanbul, March 31, 2026 (AFP) - Jailed PKK founder Ocalan asks to address Turks directly

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2026-03-31
Jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan, who is being held in solitary confinement, said on Tuesday he wanted to be able to speak freely to the Turkish public. Last year, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) formally renounced its armed struggle against the Turkish state after four decades of violence that has killed at least 50,000 people on both sides. In a message published by a delegation of lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish DEM party, who were authori......
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