Key facts
- Turkey's ruling alliance submitted a draft law to parliament to end the conflict with the PKK.
- The legislation aims to facilitate the disbandment of the PKK by allowing former militants to return.
- The bill proposes protecting former militants from prosecution and suspending prison sentences for some.
- The conflict has resulted in over 40,000 deaths since 1984.
- The draft law has broad parliamentary support, including from the main opposition and pro-Kurdish DEM Party.
Turkey's ruling alliance is preparing to introduce a draft law to parliament that seeks to end the decades-long conflict with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The legislation, expected to be submitted on Wednesday, aims to facilitate the disbandment of the PKK by allowing thousands of former militants to return from northern Iraq and be processed through the justice system before reintegration into society.