US EditionTurkish lawmakers panel backs peace reforms, but ties legal steps to Kurdish militant disarmament
The commission's 50 lawmakers overwhelmingly approved reforms linking PKK reintegration to verified disarmament after the group ended armed struggle that claimed 50,000 lives.
- A Turkish parliamentary commission recommended reforms to support a new peace initiative with the PKK, conditional on verification that the group has disarmed.
- The proposals include a temporary legal framework to reintegrate PKK members who renounce violence.
- Additional measures call for expanded freedom of expression, the release of elderly or ill prisoners, limiting anti-terror prosecutions for non-violent acts, and ending the appointment of government trustees to replace elected pro-Kurdish mayors.
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This is an important step in the peace process initiated in the autumn of 2024 between Ankara and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK): Wednesday, 18 February 2026, a parliamentary committee charged with preparing the way for the legislative advances necessary for peace gave its report, which was very much expected, while the PKK announced its intention to disarm nine months ago. The report calls for the reintegration of PKK members into Turkish s…
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Turkish lawmakers panel backs peace reforms, but ties legal steps to Kurdish militant disarmament
A Turkish parliamentary commission has recommended reforms to support a renewed peace process with the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party, but ties any legal step to verified disarmament by the group.
A Turkish parliamentary committee is likely to vote on Wednesday on a draft report aimed at creating conditions for the disarmament of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a move that could bolster the peace process to end a conflict that has lasted more than four decades.
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