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Turkey’s Kurdish peace process moves to implementation: What to know and what’s next
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Turkey’s Kurdish peace process moves to implementation: What to know and what’s next
Turkey’s peace process with Kurdish militants has entered the implementation phase this week, with authorities setting up working groups to verify the Kurdistan Workers Party’s disarmament.
Ezgi Akin
Aug 25, 2026
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Equality and Democracy Party lawmakers make the victory sign after voting for a bill offering limited amnesty for Kurdish militants at Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara on Aug. 10, 2026. — Adem ALTAN / AFP via Getty Images
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ANKARA — Turkey’s peace process with Kurdish militants has entered an implementation phase this week, with authorities setting up working groups to verify the disarmament of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and decide further legal and civil steps.
Turkey’s official body tasked with monitoring implementation of the peace process with the PKK held its first meeting on Monday. The militant group, which waged an armed insurgency against Turkey since 1984 for Kurdish self-rule inside the country, announced in May 2025 that it would disband and dissolve itself as part of ongoing peace talks the Turkish government launched in 2024.
Following Monday’s meeting, chaired by Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz and attended by other senior officials including Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Defense........
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