The official ceremony held in northern Iraq regarding the PKK's laying down of arms and the leaders' calls have dominated the international media agenda.
The editorial office reports that influential media outlets have covered this process as follows. Headlines:
- AP News: Kurdish separatist fighters in Iraq have begun laying down their arms as part of the peace process with Turkey.
- Reuters: PKK militants have started the disarmament process by burning their weapons in a cave in Iraq.
- Reuters (video): Imprisoned PKK leader Öcalan announces the end of armed struggle in a video, calls for democratic transition.
- DW (AFP): PKK fighters have handed over their weapons in a symbolic ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan.
- France 24: PKK fighters destroyed their weapons during a key ceremony in Iraq.
- Arab News: PKK militants handed over their weapons at a ceremony held in an Iraqi cave.
- The Guardian (live): 30 PKK fighters symbolically laid down their arms.
- El País: Kurdish PKK begins historic disarmament ceremony in Iraq.
- VG (Norway): Fighters lay down their arms at a ceremony organized by the PKK in Iraq.
- Omni (Sweden): Symbolic disarmament ceremony in Iraq sparks international reactions.
- Al Jazeera: PKK begins disarmament process after 40 years of armed struggle in Turkey.
- Kurdistan24: Kurdistan Region leadership welcomes PKK's disarmament decision.
- Naharnet (Lebanon): PKK fighters destroyed their weapons in a key ceremony.
- Le Figaro (France): PKK hands over its weapons – a call for moderation from Paris.
- CNN International: PKK's disarmament could be a turning point for regional stability.
- Straits Times (Singapore): Kurdish militants begin weapon handover ceremony in Iraq.
- Deutsche Welle: PKK leader Öcalan called on fighters: "Move to the political arena."
- New Indian Express: PKK fighters lay down their arms within the framework of peace.
- Al-Monitor: PKK militants symbolically hand over their weapons in Iraq.
- IraqiNews.com: Disarmament process could last several months – Iraqi officials.
These statements and images are regarded as the next step on the path to a "Turkey Without Terror".
Sevinc Karimova