PKK eyes ’democratic integration’ in Turkey

DEM Party: A group of PKK members expected to take action in line with the Congress decisions

Next week, a group of members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) will lay down their weapons in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in a symbolic ceremony. The action is part of the “process for peace and a democratic society” and is linked to Abdullah Öcalan's February 27 call and the announced self-dissolution of the PKK. The Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) announced on Saturday that this is a “significant and historic step” that…

PKK eyes ’democratic integration’ in Turkey

In a stunning and potentially historic shift, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) declared the beginning of "a strategic transformation" from armed struggle to peaceful democratic engagement in Turkey. Speaking exclusively to The New Arab, Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) spokesperson Zagros Hiwa rejected claims of disarmament, clarifying that the group is preparing to abandon its military strategy in favour of "Democratic Politics and Democrati…