Turkey's leader says PKK disarmament opens 'new page in history' after group lays down arms
Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed the disarmament of the Kurdish PKK militant group as a victory for his country after its members began laying down their weapons in a symbolic ceremony on Friday.
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00:00Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that a new page in history was opened after the Kurdistan Workers Party or PKK began laying down their weapons.
00:11The group's disarmament comes after its imprisoned leader Abdullah Öcalan urged it to formally disband in February.
00:41The PKK's decades-long conflict with Turkey began with the aim of establishing a Kurdish state, later evolving into a campaign for autonomy and rights for Kurds within Turkey.
