3 PKK terrorists surrender in Turkiye

By Ali Murat Alhas

ANKARA (AA) - Three PKK terrorists laid down their weapons and surrendered to Turkish security forces, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Thursday.

In a statement, the ministry said they fled the terror group upon persuasion efforts of police and gendarmerie forces, and surrendered eventually.

They joined the terror group between 2009 and 2017 and operated in Syria and Iraq.

In Turkiye, offenders linked to terrorist groups are eligible for possible sentence reductions under a repentance law, if they surrender.

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