# Türkiye approves pardon-like bill for thousands of PKK fighters

https://mins.news/en/item/18531

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-10 21:14 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/10/turkiye-approves-pardon-like-bill-for-thousands-of-pkk-fighters?traffic_source=rss

> Türkiye has approved a bill resembling a pardon for thousands of Kurdistan Workers’ Party fighters. The text envisages that some PKK members who surrender their weapons could return to civilian life. The measure links laying down arms with reintegration into society. It presents a legal route for eligible fighters to leave the armed struggle and resume civilian lives.

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