The PKK and Turkey had carried out a peace process since 2012.

The PKK, designated a terrorist group by Turkey, the United States and European Union, has fought a three-decade insurgency with the state in which more than 40,000 people have died.

A noncommissioned officer and two specialized sergeants were killed in a bomb attack in the eastern province of Bingöl on Saturday, while a policeman was killed in a separate incident.

In fact, it began as retaliation against Kurdish terrorist acts against police and army forces and against the IS.

“I repeat my call that the U.S. mediate in this situation between us and Turkey, and if they give us a guarantee, we would accept that role”. Unkept promises and the rising power of the Kurdish political opposition have angered nationalists, and forced him to recalculate.

But police found out that Oz and Kara had fled to Georgia early Monday just 10 minutes apart, the official Anatolia news agency said, indicating they had found out about the warrant before it was formally issued.

PKK, which was formed in the late 1970s, launched an armed struggle against the Turkish government in 1984, demanding greater autonomy for Kurds living in the country.

A senior military U.S. official tried to downplay it by telling the Journal that mustard gas had to be used in high volumes in order for it to be deadly, and that it didn’t seem like ISIS had a lot of it.

Prime Minister Davutoglu said he would like elections to be organized as soon as possible.

Ankara looks unlikely to concede.

“The government has not allowed HDP delegations to visit Ocalan in prison since April”. Their visits had been the only known way for the militant leader to communicate with the guerrillas. The most significant obstacle was the success of the pro-Kurdish HDP, which won 13 per cent of the vote and entered parliament for the first time.

The PKK has increased its activities, particularly in the Yuksekova district.

Bozkir said the meeting also addressed Cyprus – the former British colony where the separate Greek and Turkish communities are moving towards a reunification deal.

By largely focusing on the PKK – both in Iraq and at home – Ankara has raised suspicions among Kurds that its real agenda is to check Kurdish territorial ambitions rather than battle hardline Islamists. During these operations, 390 terrorists were killed and over 400 injured, 150 of which were injured critically.

“It [Turkey] stands against the Kurdish side”. The vast majority, the government admitted, were suspected of links with the PKK.

Demirtas said his “target” was 20 percent, which is roughly the size of the Kurdish minority. The Istanbul governor’s office said police were searching for a second woman involved in the attack.