Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş said Thursday that proposed legislation under the government's "terror-free Türkiye" initiative would pave the way for "a new era of brotherhood," while reiterating that the measure would not amount to a general amnesty.
Speaking at a ceremony at the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM), Kurtulmuş said the initiative had reached a critical stage following months of work by Parliament's National Solidarity, Brotherhood and Democracy Commission, which brought together representatives from nearly all political parties.
"Our goal is to build a terror-free Türkiye," Kurtulmuş said, describing terrorism as a decades-long burden that had cost the country thousands of lives and significant economic losses.
He said the proposed legislation would not constitute either a general or personal amnesty and would apply only after authorities verify that the terrorist group has laid down its arms, dissolved its organizational structure and permanently ended its activities.
"This law will by no means create a general amnesty in Türkiye," Kurtulmuş underlined. "What matters is opening the doors to a new era."
