Turkey Approves Pardon Like Bill for Thousands of PKK Militants Turkey's parliament has approved a pardon like bill that grants amnesty to thousands of members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a militant organization at odds with Ankara for decades.
The move is seen as an attempt to bring an end to the prolonged conflict, sparking both hope and skepticism.
The PKK: A History of Armed Struggle The PKK was founded in the 1970s by Abdullah Öcalan, a Turkish Kurd who sought to establish an independent Kurdish state within modern day Turkey's borders.