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Turkiye passes conditional pardon-like bill for thousands of PKK fighters
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Ankara will face immediate pressure to define disarmament verification, as DEM Party demands clear timelines for detainee releases.

A rare cross-bloc legislative move could reshape Turkey’s internal security landscape and Kurdish politics, with regional spillovers given PKK-linked dynamics beyond Turkey’s borders.

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A rare cross-bloc legislative move could reshape Turkey’s internal security landscape and Kurdish politics, with regional spillovers given PKK-linked dynamics beyond Turkey’s borders.

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Turkish lawmakers passed a bill offering a conditional pardon to thousands of outlawed PKK fighters, described as a first legal step toward ending a conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people. The vote was 468 in favor, 88 against, with six abstentions. The law allows some fighters to return to civilian life if they disarm, suspends some prosecutions and prison terms for five to 10 years, and could free about 3,500 detainees in an initial phase.

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Turkiye passes conditional pardon-like bill for thousands of PKK fighters

Law backed by Erdogan’s AK Party and the pro-Kurdish DEM Party offers disarmament-linked returns without full amnesty.

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