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Shafaq News/ Two months after
Abdullah Ocalan urged his party to abandon armed struggle and dissolve itself
in favor of political engagement, the conflict between Turkiye and the
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) shows no signs of abating.

In an Interview with Shafaq News
Agency, Turkish political analyst Gok Oglo said that internal divisions within
the PKK are the key reason behind the ongoing hostilities, pointing to a
faction within the group determined to continue fighting Turkish forces.

Gok Oglo highlighted tensions
between Ocalan and some PKK leaders based in the Qandil Mountains—on the
Turkish-Iraqi-Iranian border—particularly over the issue of disarmament and
other strategic matters.

“Ocalan appears to lack full influence
over Kurdish ranks, which has led to splinter groups breaking away from the PKK
in pursuit of their own goals,” Gok Oglo said.

He added that negotiations would
remain meaningless unless Ocalan “demonstrates real control over his party
through concrete actions.”

On March 1, the PKK announced a
ceasefire in response to Ocalan’s historic February 27 call from his prison
cell on Imrali Island, urging the group to end more than 40 years of armed
conflict with the Turkish state.

The appeal drew international
praise, with the White House calling it “a major development” that could
advance peace in the volatile region and ease concerns among US allies in Turkiye
regarding their partners in the fight against ISIS in northeastern Syria.