Newroz in Van, Turkey
Every year on March 21st, Kurds celebrate Newroz, the Kurdish new year. On March 21, 2013, Abudullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish separatist group, the PKK, called for his fighters to lay down their arms and retreat to northern Iraq.
VAN, TURKEY: PKK supporters hold up a photograph of the PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan. Every year on March 21st, Kurds celebrate Newroz, the Kurdish new year. On March 21, 2013, Abudullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish separatist group, the PKK, called for his fighters to lay down their arms and retreat to northern Iraq. Photo by Refik Tekin/Metrography 
VAN, TURKEY: Turkish Kurds celebrate Newroz in Van, Turkey. Every year on March 21st, Kurds celebrate Newroz, the Kurdish new year. On March 21, 2013, Abudullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish separatist group, the PKK, called for his fighters to lay down their arms and retreat to northern Iraq. Photo by Refik Tekin/Metrography 
VAN, TURKEY: Turkish Kurds celebrate Newroz in Van, Turkey. Every year on March 21st, Kurds celebrate Newroz, the Kurdish new year. On March 21, 2013, Abudullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish separatist group, the PKK, called for his fighters to lay down their arms and retreat to northern Iraq. Photo by Refik Tekin/Metrography 
VAN, TURKEY: Turkish Kurds celebrate Newroz in Van, Turkey. Every year on March 21st, Kurds celebrate Newroz, the Kurdish new year. On March 21, 2013, Abudullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish separatist group, the PKK, called for his fighters to lay down their arms and retreat to northern Iraq. Photo by Refik Tekin/Metrography 
VAN, TURKEY: Turkish Kurdish woman celebrates Newroz in Van, Turkey. Every year on March 21st, Kurds celebrate Newroz, the Kurdish new year. On March 21, 2013, Abudullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish separatist group, the PKK, called for his fighters to lay down their arms and retreat to northern Iraq. Photo by Refik Tekin/Metrography 
VAN, TURKEY: Turkish Kurdish woman celebrates Newroz in Van, Turkey. Every year on March 21st, Kurds celebrate Newroz, the Kurdish new year. On March 21, 2013, Abudullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish separatist group, the PKK, called for his fighters to lay down their arms and retreat to northern Iraq. Photo by Refik Tekin/Metrography 
VAN, TURKEY: Turkish Kurds celebrates Newroz in Van, Turkey. Every year on March 21st, Kurds celebrate Newroz, the Kurdish new year. On March 21, 2013, Abudullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish separatist group, the PKK, called for his fighters to lay down their arms and retreat to northern Iraq. Photo by Refik Tekin/Metrography 
VAN, TURKEY: Turkish Kurds celebrates Newroz in Van, Turkey. Every year on March 21st, Kurds celebrate Newroz, the Kurdish new year. On March 21, 2013, Abudullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish separatist group, the PKK, called for his fighters to lay down their arms and retreat to northern Iraq. Photo by Refik Tekin/Metrography 
VAN, TURKEY: A Turkish Kurdish man celebrates Newroz in Van, Turkey. He has carved "APO" into his chest with a knife. "Apo" is the nickname for Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the PKK. Every year on March 21st, Kurds celebrate Newroz, the Kurdish new year. On March 21, 2013, Abudullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish separatist group, the PKK, called for his fighters to lay down their arms and retreat to northern Iraq. Photo by Refik Tekin/Metrography 
VAN, TURKEY: Turkish Kurds celebrates Newroz by lighting a traditional bonfire. Every year on March 21st, Kurds celebrate Newroz, the Kurdish new year. On March 21, 2013, Abudullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish separatist group, the PKK, called for his fighters to lay down their arms and retreat to northern Iraq. Photo by Refik Tekin/Metrography 
VAN, TURKEY: Turkish Kurds wave a flag of Abdullah Ocalan as they celebrate Newroz in Van, Turkey. Every year on March 21st, Kurds celebrate Newroz, the Kurdish new year. On March 21, 2013, Abudullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish separatist group, the PKK, called for his fighters to lay down their arms and retreat to northern Iraq. Photo by Refik Tekin/Metrography 
VAN, TURKEY: A Turkish Kurdish woman celebrates Newroz in Van, Turkey with the letters PKK on her face. Every year on March 21st, Kurds celebrate Newroz, the Kurdish new year. On March 21, 2013, Abudullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish separatist group, the PKK, called for his fighters to lay down their arms and retreat to northern Iraq. Photo by Refik Tekin/Metrography 
VAN, TURKEY: Van lake in Turkey. Photo by Refik Tekin/Metrography 
VAN, TURKEY: Van lake in Turkey. Photo by Refik Tekin/Metrography 
VAN, TURKEY: Van lake in Turkey. Photo by Refik Tekin/Metrography 
VAN, TURKEY: Van lake in Turkey. Photo by Refik Tekin/Metrography
