abdullah ocalan, leader of the P.K.K., calls for disbanding his fighters, raising hopes to end a decades-long conflict with turkey that has claimed over 40,000 lives.

Imprisoned leader of the Kurdish guerrilla movement P.K.K.

Kurdish guerrilla movement led by abdullah ocalan.

The state against which the P.K.K. has waged an insurgency.

Classifies Ocalan as a terrorist and P.K.K. as a terror group.