Türkiye's Kurdish Peace Bill Wins Approval in Parliament

A Turkish draft law aimed at advancing a peace effort with Kurdish militants passed its first hurdle in parliament on Saturday, with a parliamentary committee approving the measure that includes a conditional pardon-like mechanism for thousands of former fighters. Last year, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) declared its decision to disarm and disband as part of the peace initiative aimed at ending the decades-long conflict with the Turkish state.