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Bahçeli Backs Ocalan Role as PKK Disarmament Pending

5/5/2026

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  • Devlet Bahceli proposed giving Abdullah Ocalan a defined role in a new Peace Process and Politicisation Coordination Office.
  • Pro-Kurdish DEM lawmaker Gulistan Kilic Kocyigit praised the plan as able to revive the stalled peace process.
  • The PKK halted attacks last year and announced in May it would disband after Ocalan’s February 2025 call.
  • Ankara says political or legal steps must wait for verification that the PKK has fully disarmed.