It would have been unimaginable three years ago to see lawmakers from Turkey's ruling coalition pose in parliament alongside pro-Kurdish MPs and other opposition politicians after voting to grant partial clemency to members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
But that's exactly what has happened after a historic vote.
For the first time in Turkey's modern history, the government introduced legislation establishing a framework for resolving its conflict with the PKK - and potentially ending nearly four decades of fighting.
The PKK has waged a guerrilla campaign against the Turkish state since the early 1980s, resulting in the deaths of thousands of civilians and members of the security forces.
The group initially sought independence and later greater autonomy for Turkey's Kurds.











