PKK conflict with Turkey '"coming to an end" (Abdullah Öcalan)

The 30-year-old conflict between Turkey and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is about to come to an end with recent talks, the jailed leader of the PKK has reportedly said...

Three deputies from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Pervin Buldan, İdris Baluken and Sırrı Süreyya Önder, visited Öcalan on the İmralı Island on  Aug. 15, where he said, according to a written statement by the party, that “the 30-year war is at a phase of an ending via democratic talks.” 

This came only days after Deputy Prime Minister Beşir Atalay saying that the efforts in finding the Kurdish issue a peaceful solution has entered a new phase and the government was working on a road map.

 “We are experiencing a phase with large effects and results. This period is offering historic opportunities based on peace and freedoms  that could create a model for solving heavy problems not only in Turkey but also the region,” Öcalan said, adding that the nearly 10 percent that the HDP netted at the presidential elections last week was a “warranty for peace and brotherhood.”

The cease-fire between Turkey and the PKK has been continuing since March last year as many militants have left the country.  
[hurriyetdailynews.com]
16/8/14
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