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.
Ateşkes, 26 yıldır silahlı mücadele sürdüren ve ülkedeki 15 milyon Kürte daha da fazla özerklik isteyen PKK tarafından ilan edilmişti.