Urgent: Turkish parliament passes landmark legal framework for PKK disarmament -- media-Xinhua

Urgent: Turkish parliament passes landmark legal framework for PKK disarmament -- media

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-08-11 04:06:15

ANKARA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye's parliament on Monday approved a legal framework for implementing the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)'s disarmament, a key step in advancing the government's initiative to end PKK insurgency, according to media reports.

The draft legislation, submitted earlier this month, was endorsed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling alliance and also received backing from the pro-Kurdish DEM Party and other opposition groups.

The government has said the legislation is designed to facilitate the disarmament process than grant a general amnesty.