Sources close to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced that fighters will take a “new historic step” in the coming days,
as part of what the party’s official news agency, ANF News, described as a “new phase of the peace process.”
In implementation of the directives of imprisoned party leader Abdullah Ocalan
and the decisions of the 12th party conference held in May 2025.
In response to consultations
According to the agency, this step comes after a series of internal meetings between the political and military wings.
It discussed the mechanisms for transitioning from armed struggle to political and diplomatic action.
In line with Ocalan’s vision, who called last February from his prison on Imrali Island to
“Establishing a new era of peace, justice, and democracy in Türkiye and Kurdistan.”
The party’s twelfth conference approved a plan to restructure the field leadership and activate the political track.
This is done by opening channels of dialogue with the Kurdish forces in Iraq and Syria.
While affirming commitment to the principles of “national unity” and “joint action for peace.”
According to Kurdish media sources such as Rudaw and Kurdistan24,
details of his initiative are expected to be officially
announced during a press conference in northern Iraq,
It includes symbolic references to gradual disarmament and a “cessation of operations
against the Turkish army” as a gesture of goodwill.
The Labor Party seeks to revive peace
These moves come at a time when the region is witnessing increasing tensions
between Türkiye and Kurdish factions.
Especially after the escalation of Turkish air strikes in northern Iraq and Syria.
Observers believe that the party’s announcement represents an attempt to revive
the peace process that collapsed in 2015.
This comes after years of secret negotiations between Ocalan and the Turkish government.
Analysts believe that the success of this move depends on Ankara’s response
and the presence of regional and international support for the political efforts.
They believe that the party’s adoption of a peaceful path “could reshape
the Kurdish landscape in Türkiye, Iraq, and Syria.”
