# Turkey’s PKK peace law brings hope to mothers, anguish to veterans

https://mins.news/en/item/20032

- Reuters, 2026-08-12 10:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/turkeys-pkk-peace-law-brings-hope-mothers-anguish-veterans-2026-08-12/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7c468e325a7500012a8700

> Ayten Elhaman spent the day watching television, yearning to be reunited with her son. Turkey’s parliament debated and approved a law this week that allows Kurdish militants to return home within a peace process. The initiative is intended to bring the country’s decades-long insurgency to an end. For mothers awaiting reunions, the measure offers hope, while veterans experience anguish over the development.

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