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PKK Holds Disarmament Ceremony as Peace Process Stalls

5/1/2026

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PKK said it completed cease-fire duties, holding a symbolic disarmament ceremony in northern Iraq and pulling fighters from Turkish sites.
PKK co-founder Murat Karayilan told ANF in Irbil the peace process is frozen because the reform bill was not introduced.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his party legislators peace efforts are positive, while Zagros Hiwa said Turkish forces still operate in northern Iraq and officials occupy elected Kurdish mayor seats.

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PKK said it completed cease-fire duties, holding a symbolic disarmament ceremony in northern Iraq and pulling fighters from Turkish sites.
PKK co-founder Murat Karayilan told ANF in Irbil the peace process is frozen because the reform bill was not introduced.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his party legislators peace efforts are positive, while Zagros Hiwa said Turkish forces still operate in northern Iraq and officials occupy elected Kurdish mayor seats.