Overview
- The PKK announced it is moving all units out of Turkey to northern Iraq as part of an ongoing disarmament process.
- The group linked the step to its May self-dissolution after Abdullah Öcalan’s call to end armed struggle and said it will pursue Kurdish rights by democratic means.
- PKK representatives urged Ankara to immediately enact laws on freedom and democratic integration to allow participation in politics.
- Turkey’s ruling AKP hailed the withdrawal as meeting government objectives, with spokesman Ömer Çelik citing progress under the "Turkey without terror" roadmap.
- Officials highlighted earlier milestones including a July 11 disarmament ceremony in Sulaymaniyah overseen by Turkey’s intelligence agency, where a first group laid down arms, including PKK figure Bese Hozat.