The PKK suspended military operations against the Turkish authorities because of the elections

The outlawed Turkey Kurdistan workers ' party (PKK) have suspended the political and military activities against the authorities on the day of parliamentary and presidential elections, informs television channel Rudaw referring to the message of the organization.

Anti-government actions will cease for 24 hours, the proper decision came into force on the first day weekend night. The leadership of the PKK has taken these steps to "make relaxed the rules and make wider possibilities for the Kurdish who came to the polls" that have plans to vote, according to the appeal of the party.

on Sunday Turkey held early presidential and parliamentary elections. The favourite in the race for the post of head of the country is considered Tayyip Erdogan. According to opinion polls, he gets 47-48% of the vote and will go into the second round. There, his opponent may become Muharrem ince from the opposition Republican people's party.

since the resumption of armed conflict With the PKK in July 2015 lost their lives, more than 900 military and about five hundred civilians. According to the Ministry of defence of Turkey, for this period of time the government forces managed to placate more than 10 thousand members of armed groups.

A large-scale campaign against the PKK is in Northern Iraq, where Kurdish base. In this region of the Turkish armed forces carried out air and ground operations.


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