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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed the ceasefire declaration as a “positive signal,” but insisted that the PKK ...

The Turkish President welcomed the unilateral ceasefire and insisted on the PKK’s immediate disarmament. Since the announcement, Türkiye has attacked alleged PKK targets and armed groups in Iraq and ...