Turkiye’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya opened a meeting in Diyarbakir on the government’s plan to disarm the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), vowing not to yield to provocations in its implementation. His speech was broadcast live on social media.
Diyarbakir, home to one of Turkiye’s largest Kurdish communities, is a symbolic region in the conflict with Kurdish separatists. The meeting came three days after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent letters to families of those killed in the PKK conflict, outlining the plan’s goals and calling for peace, unity and security.
Yerlikaya described the PKK disarmament plan as a path towards regional leadership and a stronger international presence for Turkiye, while criticizing politicians sceptical of its success. He stressed that terror-free Turkiye is not merely a security project; “it is a project for peace, development and the expansion of our brotherhood; it is a civilizational goal”.
Warning against attempts to sabotage the process, Yerlikaya described the terror-free Turkiye process as “another national struggle”. “The terror-free Turkiye initiative is a national cause. There is absolutely no place in this cause for those who sympathize with terrorists, spread their propaganda, or seek to undermine our brotherhood,” he said.
The PKK, considered a terrorist organization by Turkiye, the US, the EU and the UK, has waged an armed struggle against the Turkish state since 1984, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths. In May 2025, the group announced its dissolution, ending its armed campaign. The disarmament process, launched in July 2025, includes a parliamentary commission tasked with legislative proposals expected by the year’s end.
Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus was appointed chair of the parliamentary National Solidarity, Brotherhood and Democracy Commission, formed to oversee the peace and disarmament initiative, signalling the importance Ankara attaches to overcoming terrorism. Its members have already heard from ministers, lawyers, families of the deceased, veterans and representatives of various professional organizations to review progress so far and gather ideas to support the success of the process. By the end of the year, the Turkish Parliament’s PKK disarmament commission is expected to propose legislative initiatives. Next Step in PKK Disarmament Plan: Turkiye’s Interior Minister Attends Meeting in Diyarbakir THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-10-20 16:33:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
