“Turkey and its restive Kurdish population have announced a landmark deal that may soon end 31 years violence in the country. The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) announced Feb. 28 at a joint press conference with senior cabinet ministers a call by the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) for a congress in spring to discuss disarmament. Around 40,000 people have lost their lives since 1984 when the PKK launched an armed struggle for a Kurdish homeland.”

Source: Turkey, Kurds Announce Landmark Deal for Peace