Overview

• The PKK's executive committee formally declared the group's dissolution and the end of its armed struggle on May 12, 2025.
• This decision follows a prison-written appeal by PKK founder Abdullah Öcalan in February, calling for disarmament and the group's disbandment.
• The PKK's 12th congress last week ratified the decision to dissolve its organizational structure and end its insurgency.
• The Turkish government, led by the AKP, described the dissolution as a turning point and announced plans for meticulous monitoring of the disarmament process.
• Founded in 1978, the PKK waged a 45-year insurgency for Kurdish rights, resulting in over 40,000 deaths and being designated a terrorist group by Turkey, the US, and the EU.