Kurdish Presidential Candidate Calls on PKK to Lay Down Arms

Facing never-ending criticism for a perceived soft approach to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), former leader and presidential candidate of pro-Kurdish People’s Democracy Party (HDP) called on the militant group to lay down arms to pave way for the revival of the frozen peace process. Selahattin Demirtas, HDP’s jailed candidate, made his call from … Continue reading Kurdish Presidential Candidate Calls on PKK to Lay Down Arms