PKK announces dissolution

Al Jazeera television network, quoting the PKK, reported: "We announce the dissolution of the party, the laying down of arms, and the cessation of armed conflict with Turkey."

In this regard, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) also reported that the PKK leadership officially decided to dissolve the party, end armed conflicts, and disarm.

News sources emphasized that the PKK leadership published the decisions from meetings held between May 5 and 7, and based on these decisions, the party was officially dissolved.

Recently, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated: "We have overcome all obstacles; the PKK will be dissolved and disarmed."

Last Friday, the PKK had announced that it would soon make a historic decision to dissolve and disarm as part of a new peace plan with Turkey after four decades.

The PKK, a militant group established in 1978, launched a separatist insurgency in southeastern Turkey six years later.

The group's armed struggle has included suicide attacks and guerrilla operations against military targets, government facilities, and Turkey’s diplomatic representations abroad. It is estimated that over 40,000 people have been killed in these conflicts.

Previously, Turkish political authorities had hinted at the possibility of a reconciliation between the PKK and the Turkish government.

Earlier, Devlet Bahçeli, leader of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party, proposed that PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan could be released from life imprisonment in exchange for announcing the end of the insurgency and be allowed to address the Turkish parliament.

The PKK is designated as a terrorist organization by Iran, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, the European Union, and several other countries.