ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group declared a "formal and clear ceasefire" with Turkey on Saturday after the rebels' jailed leader ordered an end to the decades-long armed campaign for autonomy.Full story
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Kurdish militants have detonated a bomb under a military vehicle in southeast Turkey, wounding four soldiers, security officials said on Tuesday, in a potential challenge to a fledgling peace process between Ankara and the rebels' jailed leader. Full story
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels are planning to release a group of captured Turkish officials within the next 10 days as part of a broader peace deal, the state-run Anatolia Agency reported on Saturday. Full story
Masked demonstrators display a picture of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan and PKK flags during a peace day rally in Istanbul in this September 1, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/Files
Turkish Kurdish youths dressed as PKK militants chant slogans in the town of Eruh, southeastern Turkey, in this August 15, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/Files
Turkish soldiers and officials, wearing black coats, who had been held captive by PKK militants are seen before they are released in the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk, in this March 13, 2013 file photo. Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan is set to call on his fighters to halt hostilities
A flag with the portrait of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party leader Abdullah Ocalan is seen in front of the entrance of the Information Centre of Kurdistan in Paris January 11, 2013. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Demonstrators wearing t-shirts with a picture of imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, dance during a rally to celebrate the spring festival of Newroz in Istanbul March 17, 2013. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Demonstrators wearing t-shirts with a picture of imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, gesture during a rally to celebrate the spring festival of Newroz in Istanbul March 17, 2013. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
