A portrait of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan and a sign with the words "Serok Apo," are displayed on a hillside in the Qandil mountains, Iraq, October 26, 2025. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
(Reuters) -Turkey is preparing a law to let thousands of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters and civilians return home from hideouts in northern Iraq under negotiations to end generations of war.
A senior Middle East official and a Kurdish political party source in Turkey said the proposed law would protect those returning home but stop short of offering a general amnesty for crimes committed by former militants. Some militant leaders could be sent to third countries under the plans.
