DiscoverOn the Middle East with Amberin ZamanWhy the PKK and its campaign for Kurdish rights are not history
Why the PKK and its campaign for Kurdish rights are not history

Why the PKK and its campaign for Kurdish rights are not history

Update: 2025-07-17
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On July 11, a group of PKK fighters burned their weapons in a ceremony marking the end of their forty-year-long armed campaign against the Kurdish state. Aliza Marcus, a leading expert on the militant group, says it is too early to determine whether the PKK will abandon armed struggle completely and that much depends on what steps Ankara is prepared to take to meet Kurdish demands.

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Why the PKK and its campaign for Kurdish rights are not history

Why the PKK and its campaign for Kurdish rights are not history