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Turkey MPs back historic law on reintegrating Kurdish PKK militants

Cover image: Lawmakers take part in a voting session on a bill offering limited amnesty for Kurdish PKK militants at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara on August 10, 2026. © Adem Altan, AFP

Turkey's parliament approved limited amnesty for Kurdish PKK militants on Monday, a key step in a peace process aimed at ending decades of conflict. However, the legislation excludes jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan, whose release the group has made a central demand.

Turkish lawmakers on Monday voted through a bill offering limited amnesty for Kurdish PKK militants, a key step in the peace process that seeks to end decades of deadly violence.

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