Deportation questions arose when Dutch reporter Frederike Geerdink based in the Kurdish-majority southeastern province of Diyarbakır was detained on accusations that she supported the PKK, which took up arm against Turkey in 1980s in order to carve out an independent state in southeastern Turkey.She was taken into custody on Jan. 6 for allegedly supporting a terrorist organization following her remarks regarding the country's Kurdish issue, which the government has launched a reconciliation process for in order to end the decades-long conflict. Although she was released after being questioned for two-and-a-half hours, deportation is on the agenda. The detainment raised questions of whether deportation is on the table.Having moved to Turkey in 2006, Geerdink has been in Diyarbakır since 2012 and mostly reports on Kurdish issues, the PKK and human and women's rights in Turkey.In her article, "A permanent ceasefire? Now? I'd be disappointed," published on her blog, Geerdink said on Dec. 5: "And the topic that the media seem to get excited about is disarmament … Öcalan, after all, said a few days ago that a solution to the conflict could be reached within months. So, is he preparing for another ground-breaking speech at Nevruz? Will he declare a permanent ceasefire? I'd be disappointed if he did."Launched in 2009 by the Turkish government, the reconciliation process aims to normalize life in eastern Turkey and has lowered the casualty numbers on both sides to record lows. The PKK announced a cease-fire on March 21, 2013 via their imprisoned leader, Abdullah Öcalan, which has accelerated the negotiations between both sides, thereby mostly putting an end to the violence that has claimed the lives of more than 40,000 people over a 30-year period. The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and EU.