Turkey MPs back law on reintegrating Kurdish PKK militants

Turkish lawmakers on Monday (August 10) voted through a bill offering limited amnesty for Kurdish PKK militants, a key step in the peace process that seeks to end decades of deadly violence.

A bill offering limited amnesty to Kurdish PKK fighters has passed through the Turkish parliament and has been hailed as a key step towards peace

Turkey's parliament has taken a major step toward ending four decades of conflict with the PKK. The new law sets out how some militants can return to civilian life, but leaves Abdullah Ocalan's future unresolved.

Turkey's parliament approves bill offering conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants.

Turkey’s parliament on Monday opened debate on a draft bill that would introduce a conditional amnesty for thousands of Kurdish militants, offering them a pardon-like mechanism in a bid to advance the government’s peace initiative with their insurgent group.

Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK on Sunday criticised a proposed Turkish law setting out the fate of its fighters after disarmament, a day before parliament prepares to consider it.Kurdish PKK criticises Turkey bill on fate of its fightersAnd they warned that its provisions would remain a "dead letter" if Abdullah Ocalan