PKK pledges to respond to Turkey's violation of ceasefire
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has slammed Turkey for breaching a ceasefire with the group, saying it will respond to Ankara's violation.
The PKK-founded organization, the Group of Communities in Kurdistan, known as Koma Civakên Kurdistan (KCK) in Turkish, released a statement on Saturday, saying Turkey has constructed a large number of dams and security stations in Kurdish areas, thus dishonoring a ceasefire agreement with the Kurdish group reached in 2013.
“The number of dams that were built is highly disproportionate with the Kurdish region’s energy producing capacity,” the statement said, adding that the Turkish government had been previously warned to stop building the dams.
In March 2013, Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned PKK leader, declared a historic ceasefire following months of negotiations with the Turkish government. In return, the PKK demanded amendments to the penal code and electoral laws as well as the right to education in the Kurdish language and a degree of regional autonomy.
The KCK also warned in the statement that it will target the dams and asked individuals working in the dam construction projects to leave the sites of the projects.
The statement further noted that Turkey pursues military intentions through building the dams and security stations.
“Our guerrillas with responsibility pledged themselves to honor the ceasefire since the beginning of the process, but the Turkish government with its arbitrary actions has already resumed the war against the Kurdish people,” read the statement.
“The government has started the war against the Kurds and we will not remain silent,” it added.
The PKK has been fighting for an autonomous Kurdish region in southeastern Turkey since the 1980s. The conflict has reportedly left tens of thousands of people dead.
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