The big question now is whether the PKK will actually heed this call by Ocalan and if PKK affiliates will agree.
If successful, the move could have wide-ranging implications for the region, while ending a conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people.
Regional leaders welcome calls for the PKK to lay down arms and dissolve.
The Turkish government frequently uses the term "neutralized" to describe combatants who have been killed, captured, or have surrendered.
Ankara seeks through attacks to drive a wedge between Syrian Kurds and the US.
Turkish forces regularly carry out strikes in neighboring Iraq as part of the country's offensive against PKK militants.
Two attackers detonated a bomb near government buildings in Turkey's capital on Sunday morning.
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