It is part of a larger process in which the PKK is moving to lay down its arms.In May, the PKK said it would lay down its arms and disband, but it is not clear when this process will begin and how long it will take.

The PKK's jailed leader says in video address that his movement no longer seeks a nation state ahead of ceremony to lay down arms

Establishing disarmament mechanism will move the process forward, says jailed PKK ringleader Abdullah Ocalan - Anadolu Ajansı

Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has announced the end of the group’s armed struggle against Turkiye, calling for a full shift to democratic politics.