Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan, who has been in prison for decades, recently called for the disbanding of the organization and the laying down of arms, prompting the party leadership to officially declare a ceasefire from Saturday. This could bring about major changes in Turkish-Kurdish relations. Analysis by MRI senior researcher Meszár Tárik.
A notorious armed organisation may be disbanded – Is this the beginning of a new era?
