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Turkey's journalists say press freedom has declined under Erdogan's rule

And what's entailed in the deal between Turkey's national intelligence agency and Ocalan, a captive for 14 years, leading him to order the withdrawal of the PKK armed forces from Turkey?

An encounter shows Kurdish guerrillas in no hurry to abandon Turkey's mountains

These include allowing Ocalan, now in jail on an island near Istanbul, into perhaps some less restrictive form of detention, the release of thousands of pro-PKK Kurdish politicians now in Turkish...

Official: PKK starts moving forces out of Turkey

"The PKK says hundreds of the group's fighters were attacked as they withdrew from Turkey in 1999, after Ocalan was captured and ordered his fighters to withdraw for peace with Turkey.

Kurdish legislators meet jailed rebel chief

A party official says a group of Kurdish legislators has traveled to a prison island off Istanbul to confer with rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan on efforts to end the decades-old bloody conflict.

Jailed Kurdish rebel leader proposes peace plan

Sabah newspaper and other media said Ocalan's proposal foresees the PKK fighters' withdrawal from Turkey by Aug. 15, when the group marks the anniversary of the start of its armed struggle in 1984.

Kurdish leader calls talks 'historic step'

The government declared in December that it was holding talks with Ocalan with the goal of convincing the rebels to declare a cease-fire, withdraw from Turkey and disarm.

Report: Turkey strikes Kurd rebel targets in Iraq

"Talks with Ocalan are aimed at persuading the PKK to disarm and end the conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives since 1984.

Slaying puts spotlight on Kurdish female warriors

Cansiz and Ocalan's now-estranged wife, Kesire Yildirim, were the only two women among a core group that founded the PKK in a village in southeast Turkey in 1978.

Turkey calls on Kurdish rebels to withdraw

Recep Tayyip Erdogan's appeal Wednesday comes as Turkish officials are holding talks with jailed rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan with the goal of convincing the group to disarm and end a conflict...

Official: Turkish military to keep fighting rebels

Last week, the government confirmed that Turkey's intelligence agency was talking to Abdullah Ocalan with the aim of convincing the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, to disarm.

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ANKARA, Turkey: Official: PKK starts moving forces out of Turkey

The Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, declared a cease-fire in March and agreed to withdraw...

ANKARA, Turkey: Kurdish rebels to start retreating from Turkey

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Official: PKK starts moving forces out of Turkey

The Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, declared a cease-fire in March and agreed to withdraw...

PKK wants assurances for peace

Abdullah Ocalan, jailed leader of the militant group known by its Kurdish initials, PKK, called...

Pro-Kurdish groups review PKK truce

Demirtas didn't outline the provisions in Ocalan's letter, though Turkish newspaper Today's...

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Kurdish party denies Ocalan asked PKK rebels to leave unarmed

Kurdish party denies Ocalan asked PKK rebels to leave unarmed

Jailed Kurdish rebel leader calls for unarmed withdrawal- paper

The paper, which is close to the government, said Ocalan gave the message on Wednesday to a...

Jailed Kurdish rebel leader set to make fresh peace process call

A government official said a co-leader of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) and...