Turkey to set up mechanism for PKK weapons handover: Report
The ministry said relevant state institutions would coordinate with counterparts in regional countries to set up the mechanism, Anadolu reported.
The PKK, which has been locked in bloody conflict with Turkey for more than four decades, has decided to disband and end its armed struggle, group members and Turkish leaders said on Monday.
Also on Thursday, a Turkish defense ministry spokesman said in a briefing that Turkey's military will continue acting against PKK militants in regions where they are present until it is 'certain' the threat is removed following decision to disband.
The military will 'continue to act in the regions used by the separatist PKK terrorist organization with determination until it is certain the region is cleared and will no longer pose a threat to Turkey,' a ministry spokesman said in a briefing.
Blacklisted as a terrorist organization by Turkey and its Western allies, the PKK operates rear bases in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, where Turkey also maintains military bases and often carries out air and ground operations against the Kurdish militants.
The PKK is also present in Syria, where Turkey has military bases in the north and has since 2016 carried out several ground operations to force the militants away from its border.
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