ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Yalcin Akdogan has dismissed the prospect of a ceasefire declaration by Kurdish militants as a "tactic" ahead of a Nov. 1 election, reiterating government demands that the militants lay down arms and leave Turkey.
The Kurdistan Workers Party's (PKK) 31-year-old conflict with the state erupted anew in July, when Turkey launched air strikes on militant camps in response to rising attacks on its security forces, ending a ceasefire declared in March 2013.
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