Turkey enacts historic peace law with PKK
The Turkish parliament approved a framework law aimed at resolving the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), with the goal of ending a conflict that has lasted decades and resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands. The law includes legal protections for former fighters who have not committed specific crimes, and facilitates the suspension of prison sentences to help reintegrate some convicted individuals into society. However, the law does not specify the fate of the party's leader, Abdullah Öcalan, who has been imprisoned since 1999. Öcalan has expressed confidence in the path towards a solution, considering that Turkey is beginning an important democratic process to build a democratic republic.
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