New phase in Turkey’s “solution process”: Öcalan will receive no official status
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- Turkey’s ruling party plans to determine the members and working rules of four subcommissions by the end of the month.
- According to AKP sources, PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan will not receive an official role or status.
- Öcalan could still contribute indirectly if his involvement becomes necessary during the disarmament phase.
A new stage is taking shape in the process the government calls “Terror-Free Turkey,” with four subcommissions expected to have their members and working rules finalized by the end of the month.
According to sources from the ruling Justice and Development Party, Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the PKK, will not be given an official duty or status as part of the process.
The sources said he could nevertheless contribute indirectly if his involvement is needed during the disarmament phase.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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