Turkey to Monitor 72 PKK Camps as Disarmament Process Enters Implementation Phase

ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) is set to monitor 72 camps and caves belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) along the border areas between Turkey and the Kurdistan Region as part of an ongoing disarmament process, according to Turkish media.

The development follows the Turkish parliament's approval on August 10 of the Law on Strengthening National Solidarity and Social Integration, which established a legal framework for the implementation of measures aimed at ending the PKK's armed activities.

According to information obtained by Turkish newspaper Nefes, the MIT will monitor the designated PKK positions until October 1 to oversee the withdrawal of armed members and the evacuation of weapons and ammunition depots. The PKK is expected to provide the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) with information on the locations of its weapons and ammunition storage sites.

Under a security arrangement involving Ankara, Baghdad, and the Kurdistan Region, Iraqi border guard units and Peshmerga forces are expected to deploy to areas vacated by the PKK.

The plan calls for the evacuation of PKK positions in Metina, Zap, Avashin, Basyan, and Haftanin, extending toward the Qandil Mountains, by early October. Around 3,800 PKK members are expected to surrender their weapons as part of the process.

The reported weapons handover locations include:

- Duhok province: Amedi district and Kani Masi subdistrict

- Erbil province: The foothills of the Qandil Mountains and Koya district

- Sulaimani province: Ranya and Said Sadiq districts

MIT is expected to compile a detailed report assessing the PKK's compliance with the disarmament process and submit it to Turkey's National Security Council.

The implementation of the roadmap comes after the PKK announced its decision to end its armed struggle and disband as part of efforts to resolve the decades-long conflict with Turkey.