Erdogan says PKK disarmament opens 'new page in history' for Turkey
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a new era as the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) initiated disarmament after a 40-year conflict that claimed over 40,000 lives. He stated, “Decades of sorrow, tears and distress came to an end,” indicating a hopeful future for Turkey.

On Friday, 30 PKK members burned their weapons in northern Iraq, symbolizing their commitment to ending the armed struggle. Senior PKK figure Bese Hozat confirmed, “We voluntarily destroy our weapons,” which follows a call from the group's leader Abdullah Ocalan for a shift to democratic politics.

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