Türkiye preparing to return PKK members and civilians from Iraq

According to Isna, Turkey is drafting a law by which thousands of members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and civilians associated with them can return to Turkey from their hideouts in northern Iraq.

According to a senior official in the West Asia region and a source affiliated with a Kurdish political party in Turkey, the proposed law would provide some form of legal protection for these people, but would not provide a blanket amnesty for crimes committed by ex-gunmen, according to Reuters.

According to this plan, some PKK leaders may be transferred to third countries.

While the Turkish authorities have only generally spoken about the need for “reconciliation”, the mentioned sources have revealed new details of this program; including the phased return of civilians and fighters, and the possibility of relocating commanders abroad.

According to the said senior official, the draft of this law, which will facilitate the return of people, may be submitted to the parliament for consideration by the end of this month.

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