'As of yesterday, the scourge of terrorism has entered the process of ending'
Erdogan says new page opened for Turkey following PKK disarmament
Turkish President: Today is a new day; a new page has opened in history. Today, the doors of a great, powerful Turkey have been flung wide open.
Saturday 12/07/2025
'As of yesterday, the scourge of terrorism has entered the process of ending'
ISTANBUL - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that a new page opened for Turkey following the start of a weapons handover by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants.
"As of yesterday, the scourge of terrorism has entered the process of ending. Today is a new day; a new page has opened in history. Today, the doors of a great, powerful Turkey have been flung wide open," Erdogan said.
Thirty PKK militants burned their weapons at the mouth of a cave in northern Iraq on Friday, marking a symbolic but significant step toward ending a decades-long insurgency against Turkey.