It had been called by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has been waging a 26-year insurgency and is seeking greater autonomy for the country's 15 million Kurds.
Acesta fusese declarat de Partidul Muncitorilor din Kurdistan (PKK), care conduce o insurgenţă de 26 de ani, cerând o mai mare autonomie pentru cei 15 milioane de kurzi ai ţării.