{"id":131463,"date":"2025-10-27T09:45:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T09:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=131463"},"modified":"2025-10-27T09:45:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T09:45:53","slug":"turkey-welcomes-pkk-withdrawal-as-step-in-the-right-direction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/131463\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey welcomes PKK withdrawal as \u2018step in the right direction\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Turkish Presidency said on Monday that the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)&#8217;s announcement to withdraw its fighters from Turkish territory marks \u201ca step in the right direction\u201d toward ending decades of conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkish Vice President Cevdet Y\u0131lmaz described the move as \u201can important and positive step,\u201d noting that Ankara is \u201cclosely following this process.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Y\u0131lmaz said that the PKK\u2019s decision to withdraw its members from Turkey and its borders is a step in the right direction, emphasizing that removing the shadow of weapons will help strengthen democratic politics and allow greater focus on economic development and social welfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Sunday, the PKK declared the withdrawal of its fighters from Turkish soil, calling it \u201ca historic step and the beginning of the second phase of the Peace and Democratic Society initiative\u201d launched by the party\u2019s imprisoned leader, Abdullah \u00d6calan, who has been held in \u0130mral\u0131 Prison since 1999.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Y\u0131lmaz added that the Turkish government expects \u201cthe continuation of concrete steps in this direction\u201d to ensure the process advances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Sunday, \u00d6mer \u00c7elik, spokesperson for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), said the government welcomes the development, describing it as a \u201ctangible outcome of efforts to end a conflict that has persisted for four decades.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Abdulsalam Khoja<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 The Turkish Presidency said on Monday that the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)&#8217;s announcement to withdraw its fighters from Turkish territory marks \u201ca step in the right direction\u201d toward ending decades of conflict. 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