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          What happens after militants hang up their guns?

          CommentNovember 21, 2025
          The National

          Shadi's take on the PKK's withdrawal from Turkey

          CartoonOctober 27, 2025
          PKK fighters walk during a disarmament ceremony marking a significant step toward ending the decades-long conflict with Turkey. Reuters

          PKK withdraws all forces from Turkey to advance peace process

          MENAOctober 26, 2025
          Turkey and the PKK shorthand cover illustration. The National

          After 40 years, can Turkey find peace with the PKK?

          NewsOctober 17, 2025
          Kurdish women milk their sheep in the mountains of Turkey's southeastern Hakkari province on July 12, 2025. Deep in the mountains of Turkey's southeastern Hakkari province, bordering Iran and Iraq, Kurdish livestock owners and farmers have gradually returned with their animals after decades-old armed conflict between Kurdish militants and the Turkish army. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

          Kurdish shepherds return to graze in peace after Turkish-PKK conflict calm

          MENAJuly 22, 2025
          A PKK fighter hands over a weapon to be burnt at a disarmament ceremony in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. Reuters

          Chapter of Kurdish separatism draws to close as PKK disarms

          MENAJuly 11, 2025
          The National

          Shadi's take on PKK disarmament

          CartoonJuly 09, 2025
          A screengrab of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan's speech. ANF News / Reuters

          Jailed PKK leader Ocalan speaks on camera for first time in 25 years

          MENAJuly 09, 2025
          Disarming the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) could begin in days, Turkey confirms. EPA

          PKK disarmament could begin in days, Turkey confirms

          MENAJuly 02, 2025
          PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan called on the group to disarm and disband in February. EPA

          Kurdish PKK fighters to start laying down arms 'in coming days'

          MENAJune 30, 2025
          Members of the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party visit PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, centre, in jail. DEM / EPA

          Jailed PKK leader 'needs outside contact to dissolve group'

          MENAJune 18, 2025
          After decades of militancy, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has disbanded. Nick Donaldson / Reuters and EPA

          Where do Turkey and the PKK go from here?

          CommentMay 23, 2025
          Sweden's Foreign Ministry has confirmed that one of its employees has died. Getty Images

          Swedish diplomat found dead days after arrest on espionage charges

          EuropeMay 16, 2025
          Members of the Kurdistan Communities Union executive council and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) executive committee after they announced the party's dissolution during their 12th congress at an undisclosed location in northern Iraq, on May 12. AFP

          PKK sets conditions for Turkey peace deal

          MENAMay 12, 2025
          Dem Party politicians read a message from PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan in February, in which he called on the Kurdish group he founded to disarm and dissolve

          Impossible to know when PKK will disarm, Kurdish politician says

          MENAApril 22, 2025
          Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received DEM Party Deputy Pervin Buldan and Istanbul Deputy Sirri Sureyya Onder at the Presidential Complex. Photo: Presidency of the Republic of Turkiye

          Pro-Kurdish party 'more hopeful' after rare Erdogan talks

          MENAApril 10, 2025
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