Kurdish fighters solved the PKK party. After over 46 years

On Monday, the Kurdistan working party self -examination after over 46 years of existence. It was considered a terrorist organization by Turkey, the European Union and the USA. PKK representatives said that this means to stop all fights.

The Kurdistan working party existed since November 1978. In the 1980s, she began combat operations to create an independent Kurdistan. Since then, in this conflict, among others with Turkeyover 40,000 people were killed. The Kurds constitute about 20 percent of Turkey's population, which has about 86 million inhabitants.

PKK was considered a terrorist organization, among others by Turkey, the European Union and USAannounced the decision to submit weapons and self -examination. In February, the leader of the organization, Abdullah Oclan, called to stop fighting in February.

Self -examination

“12. Congress of the Kurdistan working parties decided to solve the structures and end armed struggles,” the organization said on Monday.

PKK representatives said that the transfer of defends to the Turkish authorities will depend on Ankara's attitude towards former fighters. The Congress took place in response to the call of the prisoned leader of the PKK. In February, Abdullah Oclan called fighters to lay down arms and solve this organization.

The PKK leader was captured by Turkish services 25 years ago and sentenced to death penalty later turned into life imprisonment. Survivor was convicted of preaching separatist slogans and conducting armed struggle for an independent Kurdish state. Speculation appeared in the Turkish media that thanks to the appeal to PKK to lay up weapons, Oclan can be pardoned.

The PKK solution also has consequences for Iraq and Syriawhere Kurdish fighters are also present. The new government of Syria is trying to achieve greater influence in the northern territories of the country that the Kurds control. The Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan decided that the PKK decision on self -examination is historical and important for peace in the region.

40 years of fighting

PKK was founded in 1978. She began military operations against Ankara in 1984. About 40,000 people were killed in the war lasting 40 years. Fight, apart from Turkey itself, were also conducted in neighboring Iraq and Syria. Captured in Kenya In 1999, Oclan is imprisoned on an island south of Istanbul.

The previous attempt at peace conversations between PKK and Ankara began over 10 years ago. In 2013, Oclan called his fighters to suspend their weapons. The short -term truce collapsed in 2015 after the PKK attack on Turkish policemen. The attack was a response to the alleged Ankara cooperation with the so -called Islamic State (IS), which carried out a suicide coup in Suruc in the south of Turkey.

Some of the Turkish commentators pointed out that by starting the peace process, the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan He wants to gain the support of Kurdish deputies to introduce changes in the constitution, enabling the extension of his power. The current term of Erdogan as the head of state – according to applicable regulations – is the last. The next presidential election is scheduled for 2028.