2025 PKK–Turkey peace process

The first process, which was carried out between 2013 and 2015. Following AKP June 2015 Turkish general election majority loss and the Ceylanpınar incident, the conflict started again. After this process, various political actors adopted different approaches to the Kurdish issue, but an official negotiation process was discarded. By 2024, amid regional shifts, a change in Turkey's domestic and foreign policy, the Gaza war, as well as the increase of power of Kurdish autonomies in Iraq and Syria began debates on a possible new solution process.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-02-03 |title=Yeni Çözüm Süreci'nin kronolojisi: Gün gün ne yaşandı? |url=https://medyascope.tv/2025/02/03/yeni-cozum-surecinin-kronolojisi-gun-gun-ne-yasandi-infografik/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Medyascope |language=tr}}

On October 22, 2024, Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), in a surprising change in tone, invited Abdullah Öcalan to speak in the Turkish parliament and dissolve the PKK.{{Cite web |title=Erdogan’s nationalist ally invites jailed PKK leader Ocalan to address parliament |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-erdogan-nationalist-ally-invites-pkk-leader-ocalan-address-parliament |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Middle East Eye |language=en}} On November 26, Bahçeli renewed his invite.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-26 |title=Turkish govt ally renews call to PKK terrorist leader, pushes urgency |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/war-on-terror/turkish-govt-ally-renews-call-to-pkk-terrorist-leader-pushes-urgency/amp |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Daily Sabah}} the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) applied to meet Öcalan in İmralı prison, which happened on December 28. On January 22, they visited a second time.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-01-22 |title=DEM Parti heyeti İmralı'dan döndü |url=https://medyascope.tv/2025/01/22/abdullah-ocalan-ile-ikinci-gorusme-dem-heyeti-imralidan-dondu/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Medyascope |language=tr}} On February 27, the DEM Party delegation visited Öcalan for a third time.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-02-26 |title=Yedi kişilik DEM Parti heyeti İmralı'ya gidiyor: Gözler Öcalan'ın çağrısında |url=https://medyascope.tv/2025/02/26/dem-parti-ucuncu-imrali-ziyareti-icin-adalet-bakanligina-basvuru-yapti/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Medyascope |language=tr}} Later on February 27, 2025, Öcalan ordered the PKK to convene a congress, disarm, and dissolve.{{Cite web |title=Abdulah Öcalan'ın PKK'ya çağrısının şifreleri neler? – DW – 27.02.2025 |url=https://www.dw.com/tr/abdulah-%C3%B6calan%C4%B1n-pkkya-%C3%A7a%C4%9Fr%C4%B1s%C4%B1n%C4%B1n-%C5%9Fifreleri-neler/a-71776885 |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=dw.com |language=tr}} On March 1, the PKK declared a unilateral ceasefire.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-01 |title=Kurdish group PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgkmg3kmmero.amp |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=BBC News |language=en-gb}} The PKK also claimed that it would obey Öcalan's order and work on implementing it.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-01 |title=Öcalan: PKK ateşkes ilan etti, silah bırakma ve fesih çağrısına uyacağını açıkladı |url=https://www.bbc.com/turkce/articles/cewkgy2g74ro.amp |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=BBC News Türkçe |language=tr}} On April 10, the DEM Party delegation met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-10 |title=13 yıl sonra ilk temas: Erdoğan ile DEM Parti heyeti görüştü |url=https://www.sozcu.com.tr/son-dakika-13-yil-sonra-ilk-temas-dem-parti-den-erdogan-gorusmesi-oncesi-aciklama-p161593 |website=Sözcü |language=tr}} The meeting between the DEM Party delegation and Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç, planned for April 18, was postponed to a later date due to the heart condition of the DEM Party İmralı delegation and Istanbul Deputy Sırrı Süreyya Önder.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-17 |title=Yılmaz Tunç-DEM heyeti görüşmesi ertelendi |url=https://www.ntv.com.tr/turkiye/yilmaz-tunc-demheyeti-gorusmesi-ertelendi,zxKwaHXDq0aeWKOws9dQUA |website=NTV |language=tr}} On May 3, Sırrı Süreyya Önder died in the hospital.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-04 |title=Türkiye bids farewell to beloved lawmaker Önder |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/turkiye-bids-farewell-to-beloved-lawmaker-onder/news/amp |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Daily Sabah}} The PKK held its 12th congress between May 5 and 7, and announced four decisions, the end of the political and military conflict of the PKK against Turkey and the transition to a political and legal struggle, the stoppage of all PKK activities with the dissolution of the PKK, the stoppage of all military and political work of the PKK in Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey, and the responsibility of the PKK Presidential Council for the fulfillment of the dissolution along with the formation of a joint committee for the delivery of weapons. Turkey had guaranteed the security of the congress and discussed agreements with Öcalan, who participated in the congress by call. The result of the congress was sent to Öcalan for approval.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-10 |title=PKK 12. Kongresi’nde tarihi kararlar: Silahlı mücadele sona eriyor |url=https://www.indyturk.com/node/758313/haber/pkk-12-kongresi%E2%80%99nde-tarihi-kararlar-silahl%C4%B1-m%C3%BCcadele-sona-eriyor |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Independent Türkçe |language=tr}}

==See also==

• 1991–2004 Kurdish–Turkish peace initiatives
• 2013–2015 PKK–Turkey peace process
• 2015 Ceylanpınar incident

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