PKK leader Ocalan calls on Kurdish separatists in Turkey to lay down arms

The Turkish government's reconciliation process advanced on the 28 February 2015, with the jailed leader of the PKK, Abdullah Öcalan, calling on the group to lay down its arms and become part of the country's political process.

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BBC News, 28.02.15: Kurdish leader Ocalan seeks end to Turkey armed struggle http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31673830

Daily Sabah, 01.03.15: Disarmament call ushers era of peace and reconciliation in Turkey http://www.dailysabah.com/politics/2015/03/01/disarmament-call-ushers-era-of-peace-and-reconciliation-in-turkey

ESO: Background information: Turkey is paying for decades of divisive politics as it fights to end its civil war http://www.europeansources.info/record/turkey-is-paying-for-decades-of-divisive-politics-as-it-fights-to-end-its-civil-war/

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Sözcü, 05.03.15: Peace process leads to division of Turkey (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE159427-Peace-process-leads-to-division-of-Turkey

Milliyet, 02.03.15: Peace process strengthens Kurdish party (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/results/archiv_article/ARTICLE159206-Peace-process-strengthens-Kurdish-party

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