Turkey awaits 'historic' ceasefire call by Kurdish rebel chief
Thursday, 21 March 2013 11:41
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, March 21, 2013 (AFP) - Jailed Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan was set to call a “historic” ceasefire on Thursday, raising expectations for an end to a three-decade conflict with Turkey that has cost tens of thousands of lives.
The widely anticipated ceasefire call is to come in a letter penned by the leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) from his isolated island prison cell, and millions of people nationwide are set to tune in to hear his words read out on television and radio.
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