The PKK terrorist organization, which has been carrying out armed attacks against Turkey for 40 years, burned its weapons yesterday in a symbolic ceremony held in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's historic"Turkey Without Terrorism" speech at his party's 32nd Consultation and Evaluation Meeting in Kızılcahamam was closely followed by the world press.

The American news agency AP, which included President Erdoğan's statements, described this process as"the end of a painful era" in its news report.

'A GAIN FOR Türkiye'

The French news agency AFP also covered President Erdoğan's speech and evaluated the PKK's disarmament as a gain for Türkiye.

'BEGINNING OF THE NEW ERA'

Israeli media outlets such as the Times of Israel and the Jerusalem Post reported that President Erdoğan supported the PKK's disarmament process and emphasized that this was the beginning of a new era for Türkiye.

'86 MILLION CITIZENS WON'

The French RFI news agency quoted President Erdoğan as saying,"Türkiye won, 86 million citizens won," detailing the PKK's symbolic arms laying down ceremony and Türkiye's strategy for the future.

'AN IMPORTANT WIN'

The Italian Quotidiano Nazionale, on the other hand, wrote that President Erdoğan, in his speech, stated that Turkey saw this process as a victory and that an important gain had been achieved after many years.

'A NEW PAGE HAS BEEN OPENED'

Lebanon-based LBCI Lebanon reported that President Erdoğan said that"a new page has opened" for Türkiye after the PKK's weapons surrender process began.

Iran-based Mehr News Agency also announced that President Erdoğan welcomed the PKK's disarmament process as"an important step towards ending terrorism."

'ON THE PATH OF PEACE AND STABILITY'

US-based FOX 59 television also reported that President Erdoğan emphasized that the start of the terrorist organization PKK's disarmament process was a historic step towards peace and stability.

'THE DOORS OF THE NEW ERA HAVE OPENED'

The Greece-based Protothema newspaper reported President Erdoğan's statements to its readers under the headline"The doors of a new era have opened in Turkey."

'HISTORICAL THRESHOLD'

Another Greek newspaper, Kathimerini, described President Erdoğan's statements and the PKK terrorist organization's disarmament as"a historic threshold for Türkiye."

'THE DOORS OF A STRONG Türkiye HAVE BEEN OPENED'

The Spanish newspaper Democrata reported President Erdoğan’s statements, emphasizing that “the doors of a strong Türkiye have been thrown wide open” and described the PKK’s disarmament process as “the end of a tragic era.”

'HISTORICAL PROCESS'

Dubai-based Al Arabiya also quoted President Erdoğan's statements, stating that Türkiye is going through a historic process.