Kurds hope Newroz brings peace in Turkey
Optimism for ceasefire between PKK and Turkish army intensifies amid Kurdish New Year celebrations.
Published On 21 Mar 2013
Kurdish people around the world are marking the Kurdish New Year.
In Turkey, many of those Kurds are expected to have an extra-special reason to celebrate Newroz, which falls on Thursday.
They are hoping it will bring a ceasefire in a conflict between the PKK and the Turkish army that has lasted almost 30 years.
Al Jazeera’s Isil Sariyuce reports.
Source: Al Jazeera