Another PKK terrorist surrenders to Turkish security forces

61 terrorists have laid down arms this year, says Interior Ministry

By Merve Berker

ANKARA (AA) – One more PKK terrorist surrendered to Turkish security forces, the Interior Ministry announced on Thursday.

The terrorist, who was part of the PKK since 2013 and operated in Iraq, surrendered after persuasion efforts by Turkish police and gendarmerie, the ministry said in a statement.

The number of terrorists who have laid down their arms through persuasion efforts in 2022 is now at 61, it added.

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

According to Turkish officials, in recent years the PKK terror group – battered and demoralized by Turkish security forces’ successful operations – has been losing members and failing to attract new ones.

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

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