Bill aiming for peace between Turkey and Kurdish fighters goes to parliament
Summary
Turkey’s ruling party filed a bill in parliament to support a peace plan for ending its long conflict with the Kurdish militant group PKK. The plan includes disarming the PKK and pardoning thousands of fighters who are not involved in violent crimes.Key Facts
- The bill was submitted by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party to promote peace with the PKK.
- The PKK declared it will disarm and disband as part of the peace process after its leader Abdullah Ocalan called for it.
- The bill sets rules to monitor PKK’s disarmament and decide how members will be treated in courts.
- About 4,000 PKK members not directly involved in violence could receive pardons.
- Some serious criminals, including Ocalan and senior PKK leaders, are excluded from the pardons.
- The law would allow PKK members abroad to return to Turkey.
- Investigations and court cases for PKK-related crimes would be paused temporarily, and possibly dropped if no offenses occur in that time.
- The PKK has fought an armed conflict with Turkey since 1984 and is considered a terrorist group by Turkey, the U.S., and the EU.
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