Turkey is preparing a law to accelerate the dissolution of the PKK

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced on Wednesday that his government was working on developing a legal framework to accelerate the dissolution of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), an armed organization considered terrorist by Turkey, the United States, and the European Union.

According to the head of state, the bill will be presented to Parliament as soon as the necessary consultations have been completed. This initiative could represent a significant step forward in the process of ending decades of conflict between the Turkish state and the Kurdish movement.

The peace process, however, had stalled in recent months. The war in Iran and concerns about a possible spread of regional instability had slowed discussions and reduced the prospects for rapid progress.

The PKK, which waged an insurgency against the Turkish state for several decades, announced in May 2025 its decision to lay down its arms and dissolve. This decision came after an appeal by its imprisoned leader, Abdullah Öcalan.

Ankara had already indicated last November its intention to establish a new legal framework to support this process. However, several Kurdish political leaders accused the government of being slow in implementing the promised measures.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that legislative work is now underway to expedite the necessary steps for the complete dissolution of the organization. Details of the text have not yet been made public.

If successful, this reform could open a new chapter in relations between the Turkish state and the Kurdish population, after more than forty years of a conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of victims and profoundly marked the political life of the country.