Legal framework for anti-terror initiative set for parliament
The government-backed “terror-free Türkiye” initiative is set to enter a critical phase this week, with a legal framework aimed at addressing the process expected to be submitted to parliament.
A draft legislation is expected to follow a series of consultations held by Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş with representatives from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), the Republican People’s Party (CHP) and the New Path bloc.
The talks focused on the broad outlines of the proposed legislation, which is designed to establish the legal basis for the initiative seeking the complete disarmament and dissolution of PKK.
The legal framework was shaped during recent talks between the AKP and the pro-Kurdish DEM Party, according to media reports. The proposal is expected to be submitted as a joint initiative by at least three parties — the AKP, the DEM Party and the MHP.
