Istanbul, Aug 9, 2026 (AFP) - Jailed Kurdish leader Demirtas backs Turkey PKK bill

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2026-08-09

Prominent Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas, jailed in Turkey since 2016, on Sunday backed a bill that would grant limited and conditional amnesty to PKK Kurdish militants ahead of a parliamentary vote on Monday. "We hope that you will take another crucial step forward in this historic peace effort," the former co-chair of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party said in a statement. He said the law would "radically transform the fate of our country an......

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