The recent ceasefire announced by the Kurdish militant group PKK in its decades-old armed struggle against the Turkish state is a victory for the people of Turkey that will translate into peace for the West Asian region and the world, said a leading pro-Kurdish leader who played a crucial role in facilitating the deal between PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan and the Erdogan government of Turkey.
In a written interview with The Hindu, Tuncer Bakirhan, Co-Chair of the People’s Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), said India has a “greater responsibility” to support the peace agreement, as the ‘Kurdish geography’ that covers parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria has close civilisational ties with present-day India.
