PKK Announces Full Fighter Withdrawal From Turkey

Overview

• The announcement, carried by Kurdish and PKK-linked media, says fighters will leave Turkish territory for bases in northern Iraq.
• Turkey’s ruling AKP welcomed the declaration as a concrete advance toward its goal of a “Turkey without terror.”
• PKK declared dissolution and an end to armed struggle in May 2025, and it portrays the pullout as part of that process.
• The group’s statement urges Ankara to provide necessary legal and political measures without delay to support reconciliation.
• Key details remain unverified, including timing and monitoring of the withdrawal, with decades of conflict leaving more than 40,000 dead.