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Erdogan Fast-Tracks PKK Dissolution Law After Disarm Pledge

6/25/2026

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President Tayyip Erdogan announced that the government will fast-track a law to dissolve the PKK after the group pledged to disarm in May 2025.
He told parliament that the legal framework for the PKK’s dissolution will be presented soon, while integration of Syrian Kurdish fighters into Syria’s state structures is progressing.
Kurdish politicians have criticized the government for moving too slowly on the new legislation.

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President Tayyip Erdogan announced that the government will fast-track a law to dissolve the PKK after the group pledged to disarm in May 2025.
He told parliament that the legal framework for the PKK’s dissolution will be presented soon, while integration of Syrian Kurdish fighters into Syria’s state structures is progressing.
Kurdish politicians have criticized the government for moving too slowly on the new legislation.