Members of Turkey's parliament in Ankara voting on a bill offering limited amnesty for Kurdish PKK militants. AFPShow caption: Members of Turkey's parliament in Ankara voting on a bill of…Fate of Abdullah Ocalan remains unclear under new legislationThe NationalAugust 11, 2026
Turkey's parliament voted overwhelmingly to dissolve the PKK, with 468 of 562 present members supporting the legislation.
The new law includes an amnesty provision for PKK members, though the fate of jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan remains unclear.
The PKK's 40-year insurgency killed at least 40,000 people, spreading violence across Turkey's borders into Syria and Iraq.
Senior PKK leaders had already agreed to dissolve the organisation, holding a symbolic weapons-burning ceremony, though full disarmament remains complex.
