1 more PKK terrorist surrender to Turkish security forces

By Burak Dag

ANKARA (AA) - One more PKK terrorist surrendered to Turkish security forces, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday.

The terrorist, who joined the PKK in 2010 and operated in northern Iraq, surrendered after persuasion efforts by Turkish police and the gendarmerie, the ministry said in a statement.

The number of terrorists who have laid down their arms through persuasion efforts in 2022 rose to 90, it added.

In Türkiye, offenders linked to terror groups who surrender are eligible for possible sentence reductions under a repentance law.

The PKK terror group, battered and demoralized by Turkish security forces’ successful operations, has been in recent years losing members and failing to attract recruits, according to Turkish officials.

In its more than 35-year terror campaign against Türkiye, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the US, and EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of more than 40,000 people, including women, children and infants.