The leader of a Kurdish rebel group engaged in a guerrilla war with Turkey has told the BBC it is willing to disarm in return for greater political and cultural rights for Turkey’s Kurds.
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is designated a terrorist organisation by Turkey, as well as the EU and US.
If an agreement were reached, it would bring an end to a 26-year-old conflict.
A Turkish government official said it was “not in the habit of commenting on statements made by terrorists”.
