Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that after the surrender of weapons ceremony by Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters on Friday, the path to ending the 47-year era of terrorism has been opened in the republic.
„The terrorist organization PKK announced its decision to disband in advance. As part of this decision, it took a step and laid down its arms in a ceremony in northern Iraq. Yesterday, the 47-year era of terrorism entered the path to its end. This is a new day. "Today, a new page in the history of our country has been opened, the doors of a great and powerful Turkey are wide open," Erdogan said, speaking to members of the ruling Justice and Development Party.