After decades of armed struggle, fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, are withdrawing from Turkiye and moving to northern Iraq.
The conflict between the PKK and Turkish forces has killed more than 40,000 people in four decades.
The withdrawal is the latest step in an agreement with the Turkish state, which the group says will see it shift from armed rebellion to democratic politics.
So, will Ankara stick to its end of the bargain and allow the PKK to engage in civil society?
And is Kurdish autonomy now just a pipe dream?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Guests:
Hiwa Osman – former adviser to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani
Mohammed D Salih – non-resident senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute
Hisyar Ozsoy – former deputy chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)
Published On 27 Oct 2025
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