Rapid are the political developments in Turkey After today’s (12.05.2025) announcement of the Kurdistan Labor Party (PKK) that it will be disarmed, stop the armed struggle and then dissolve.
Turkey will take the necessary steps to ensure smooth progress toward a country ‘free from terrorism“, Following the PKK announcement of its dissolution, the Turkish Presidency’s communications director said today.
In a post on X, the director Fahretin Alton reports that This procedure is not short -term and shallow and how All steps will be made with sensitivity and transparency.
In addition, the president of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan, Nesirvan Barzani, today welcomed PKK’s decision to break up and put an end to his armed struggle in Turkey, considering that This decision will enhance stability in the area.
The PKK decision “demonstrates political maturity and paves the way for a dialogue that favors coexistence and stability in Turkey and the region“, Barzani said in a statement.
«It sets the foundations for a constant peace that will put an end to decades of violence, pain and suffering“, He added, while saying that the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan is ready to support efforts to guarantee success”of that historical opportunity».
The Barzani family, which runs the Democratic Party of Kurdistan in power in this autonomous region of northern Iraq, plays a key role in Kurdish affairs and maintains close relations with Turkey.
The PKK, an organization of Turkey’s Kurds, which is considered terrorist by Ankara and its Western allies, has bases of the background in Iraqi Kurdistan, where Turkey also maintains military bases and often conducts air and land operations against the Kurds.
The PKK announced earlier today its dissolution and end of armed struggle After more than four decades of guerrilla warfare against the Turkish state.
It was a response to the appeal on February 27, 2025, its founder and historical leader, Abdullah Ocalanwhich has been held in isolation in Turkey for 26 years.