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Turkey’s parliament debates conditional amnesty for Kurdish militants

Turkey's parliament has begun debating a draft bill offering conditional amnesty to thousands of Kurdish militants as part of a peace initiative.

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Turkey's parliament opened debate on a draft bill that would introduce a conditional amnesty for thousands of Kurdish militants. The measure aims to provide a pardon-like mechanism to advance the government's peace initiative with the insurgent group.

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Turkey’s parliament opens debate on pardon-like bill for thousands of Kurdish militants

Turkey’s parliament on Monday opened debate on a draft bill that would introduce a conditional amnesty for thousands of Kurdish militants, offering them a pardon-like mechanism in a bid to advance the government’s peace initiative with their insurgent group.

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