Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is working on a legal framework intended to speed up the disbandment of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Speaking to lawmakers from his ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in parliament on June 24, Erdogan said the legislative package is being prepared and would be placed on the parliamentary agenda without delay, or “without much delay.” The president did not provide details on what the legal measures would include, but he said Ankara is determined to conclude the peace process with the PKK successfully and end the group’s more than 40-year insurgency against the Turkish state. Both accounts describe the announcement as a sign of potential progress in Turkey’s efforts to advance the peace process. No additional specifics, timelines, or contents of the proposed legislation are outlined in the reports, and the sources do not confirm when the framework would be adopted or what exact mechanisms it would introduce for disbanding the PKK.
Erdogan says Turkey is drafting legislation to speed PKK disbandment
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is working on a legal framework intended to speed up the disbandment of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Speaking to lawmakers from his ruling Justice an...
- Erdogan says Turkey is drafting a legal framework to speed up the PKK’s disbandment.
- He says the proposal will be put on parliament’s agenda without delay.
- Erdogan does not specify what the legal measures would include.
- He links the effort to concluding the peace process with the PKK.
- The PKK insurgency is described as having lasted more than 40 years.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that work was underway on a legal framework that would speed up the disbandment of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and that it would be put on parliament’s agenda without much delay. The move signals a potential breakthrough after a peace process between the Turkish state and […]
1 day agoANKARA, June 24 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that work was underway on a legal framework that will speed up the disbandment of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, and that it would be put on parliament's agenda without delay.Speaking to lawmakers from his ruling AK Party in parliament, Erdogan did not elaborate on what the legal measures would include, but said Ankara was determined to successfully conclude the peace process with the PKK and end its more than 40-year insurgency against the Turkish state.
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