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Turkey’s Parliament Passes Law for PKK Disbandment Framework

8/12/2026

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Turkey’s parliament passed law creating a framework for the PKK’s disbandment.
The law lets Kurdish militants return from northern Iraq hideouts and suspends sentences.
President Tayyip Erdogan said the insurgency has cost Turkey over $2 trillion and could define his legacy.
Veterans’ leader Erdem Cercioglu called law a “pardon”, said families of martyrs will not accept it, and warned that Kurdish political rights, anti-terrorism statutes and Abdullah Ocalan’s status hinder trust.

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Turkey’s parliament passed law creating a framework for the PKK’s disbandment.
The law lets Kurdish militants return from northern Iraq hideouts and suspends sentences.
President Tayyip Erdogan said the insurgency has cost Turkey over $2 trillion and could define his legacy.
Veterans’ leader Erdem Cercioglu called law a “pardon”, said families of martyrs will not accept it, and warned that Kurdish political rights, anti-terrorism statutes and Abdullah Ocalan’s status hinder trust.