Turkey’s Parliament Approves Framework for Kurdish Peace Process
Turkey’s parliament has approved legislation designed to advance the peace process with the PKK after decades of conflict.
Turkey’s parliament has approved legislation designed to advance the peace process with the PKK after decades of conflict.
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party announced that it would withdraw its remaining armed units from Turkey as part of a developing disarmament process.
A recorded message from imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan called for the movement to end its armed struggle against the Turkish state and pursue political methods.
Twelve Turkish soldiers died after exposure to methane gas inside a cave in northern Iraq during an operation to locate the remains of a soldier killed in an earlier campaign.