Kurdish militants declare ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey

Youngsters hold a photograph of the jailed leader of the rebel Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, Abdullah Ocalan as they gather to watch live on a tv screen a Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party, or DEM, delegation members releasing an statement from Ocalan, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Metin Yoksu)

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