The PKK released the final declaration of its 12th Congress, which was held following the “Call for Peace and a Democratic Society” made by Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan on February 27. It was noted that the 12th Congress took place between May 5–7, and the statement said:

"The 12th Congress resolved to dissolve the PKK’s organizational structure and end the armed struggle, with the implementation process to be managed and led by Leader Apo (Abdullah Öcalan). All activities conducted under the PKK name have therefore been concluded.”

 

DEDICATED TO KAYTAN AND ALTUN 

 

The final declaration stated that Ali Haydar Kaytan (Fuat), one of the PKK’s founding cadres, died on July 3, 2018, and that Rıza Altun passed away on September 25, 2019. The statement read:

" Our 12th PKK Congress, convened at the call of our leadership, has declared the martyrdom of Fuat-Ali Haydar Kaytan, one of our party’s leading cadres, who was martyred on July 3, 2018, and comrade Riza Altun, martyred on September 25, 2019. On this basis, it has recognized comrade Fuat-Ali Haydar Kaytan, one of the founding leading cadres of the PKK, as the symbol of “Loyalty to the Leader, Truth, and Sacred Life,” and comrade Riza Altun, one of Leader Apo’s first comrades, as the symbol of “Freedom Comradeship.” We dedicate our historic 12th Party Congress to these two great martyr comrades who have led us from the beginning of our Freedom Movement until today with their uninterrupted struggle."

 

The statement also referred to Sırrı Süreyya Önder, a member of the DEM Party's İmralı Delegation who passed away on May 3, as a “Peace and Democracy Martyr”.