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عربية – DW
Turkey and Kurds: A Historic Deal
The Turkish Parliament has approved a law aimed at promoting peace processes with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The law requires the dissolution of the party and the surrender of its arms in order for investigations and trials against its members to be delayed. It allows for the suspension of sentences for thousands of prisoners affiliated with the party, but does not include the party’s founder, Abdullah Öcalan, or those convicted before 2005. The law faces strong opposition from far-right nationalist parties and is considered a tentative step toward peace; however, it triggers deep social and political divisions in Turkey, particularly regarding issues of democracy and Kurdish rights. Observers believe that regional security and political changes—such as regional stability and shifting power dynamics—have prompted the government to move in this direction. Meanwhile, Öcalan continues to call for the complete dissolution of the party, while the Kurdish party asserts that laws alone are insufficient and that broader democratic reforms are necessary to ensure lasting peace.
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