Separatist terrorist organization PKK burned its weapons in Casene Cave: Why was the 100-year-old cave chosen?

In the process that began on October 22, 2024, with the call from MHP ChairmanDevlet Bahçeli and which the governmenthas named a “Terror-free Turkey,” a group belonging to the terrorist organization PKK burned theirweaponsin Casene Cave, located 50 kilometers west of the city of Sulaymaniyah in Iraq.For the symbolic ceremony where the weapons were destroyed,the Co-Chairs of the DEM Party,

a large number of journalists, human rights defenders, and representatives of non-governmental organizations were invited to Sulaymaniyah.The ceremony also attracted significant attention from the international press.WHY WAS THE HISTORIC CAVE CHOSEN? The cave, which has been the scene of various historical events over the last 100 years, holds an important place for the Kurdish political movement in the region.It went down in history as the place where Sheikh Mahmud Hafid took refuge during the British bombing of Sulaymaniyah in 1923.Later, it hosted the printing of one of the first Kurdish newspapers.In 1991, it became a base for Kurds who rose up against the Saddam regime.For these reasons, Casene Cave was viewed by the PKK as a “historical symbol” and was chosen as the venue where the ceremony took place.

Casene Cave is located to the west of Sulaymaniyah.The cave, which has been the scene of various historical events over the last 100 years, holds an important place for the Kurdish political movement in the region.It went down in history as the place where Sheikh Mahmud Hafid took refuge during the British bombing of Sulaymaniyah in 1923.Later, it hosted the printing of one of the first Kurdish newspapers.

In 1991, it became a base for Kurds who rose up against the Saddam regime. For these reasons, Casene Cave was viewed by the PKK as a “historical symbol” and was chosen as the venue where the ceremony took place.Casene Cave is located to the west of Sulaymaniyah.The cave, which has been the scene of various historical events over the last 100 years, holds an important place for the Kurdish political movement in the region.

It went down in history as the place where Sheikh Mahmud Hafid took refuge during the British bombing of Sulaymaniyah in 1923.Later, it hosted the printing of one of the first Kurdish newspapers.In 1991, it became a base for Kurds who rose up against the Saddam regime.For these reasons, Casene Cave was viewed by the PKK as a “historical symbol” and was chosen as the venue where the ceremony took place.Casene Cave is located to the west of Sulaymaniyah.

The cave, which has been the scene of various historical events over the last 100 years, holds an important place for the Kurdish political movement in the region.It went down in history as the place where Sheikh Mahmud Hafid took refuge during the British bombing of Sulaymaniyah in 1923.

Later, it hosted the printing of one of the first Kurdish newspapers.In 1991, it became a base for Kurds who rose up against the Saddam regime.

For these reasons, Casene Cave was viewed by the PKK as a “historical symbol” and was chosen as the venue where the ceremony took place.Casene Cave is located to the west of Sulaymaniyah.The cave, which has been the scene of various historical events over the last 100 years, holds an important place for the Kurdish political movement in the region.It went down in history as the place where Sheikh Mahmud Hafid took refuge during the British bombing of Sulaymaniyah in 1923.Later, it hosted the printing of one of the first Kurdish newspapers.

In 1991, it became a base for Kurds who rose up against the Saddam regime.For these reasons, Casene Cave was viewed by the PKK as a “historical symbol” and was chosen as the venue where the ceremony took place.it is a natural structure hidden among steep mountains. The cave, which has not been actively used by the PKK in recent years, draws attention with both its geographical structure and itshistorical strategic role. At the same time, it has become a location that attracts the interest of tourists visiting the region.

At the disarmament ceremony, the PKK members threw the weapons they were holding into a large cauldron and set them on fire.

Following the ceremony, Qandil issued a statement announcing that they would continue their struggle through political means within the framework of the principles of peace, democracy, and the rule of law.