Kurdish militants, who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey, declared a ceasefire on Saturday, two days after their imprisoned leader urged the group to disarm.
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced the ceasefire in a statement published by the Firat News Agency, a media outlet affiliated with the group.
Referring to Abdullah Ocalan, who has been imprisoned in Turkey since 1999, the statement read: “We declare a ceasefire effective today to support the implementation of Leader Apo’s call for peace and a democratic society. Our forces will not take armed action unless attacked.”