Turkey has passed a legal framework for peace talks with the PKK, previously made difficult due to the country’s strict anti-terror laws.
Thursday’s parliamentary vote removes the risk of Kurds participating in the talks from being prosecuted in case negotiations fail.
The law will protect those involved in disarming and reintegrating Kurdish rebels and gove legal protection to meetings that aim to contribute to ending the conflict.
"Turkey is normalising and democratising," Mehdi Eker, agriculture minister and a ruling party deputy from the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, said, according to Al Jazeera.
"This bill will strengthen Turkish citizens' sense of belonging and will be a vehicle for unity and integrity."