Bahçeli calls for conditions enabling Öcalan to continue role in Turkey peace process
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MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli said conditions must be created for Abdullah Öcalan to continue contributing to the peace process, after parliament passed the Law on Strengthening National Solidarity and Social Integration with 467 votes. In comments to Türkgün, Bahçeli said the law is not an amnesty and requires the PKK/KCK to dissolve and hand over weapons before any execution postponement. He added that the current stage is not final and that ECtHR decisions may be reviewed.
Key Facts
- Bahçeli told Türkgün that Abdullah Öcalan’s “Peace and Democratic Society Call” was an important threshold for the PKK’s dissolution and disarmament.
- Bahçeli said the law is not an amnesty and depends on PKK/KCK ending its actual existence and delivering all weapons.
- Under the law, execution postponement would follow a determination by security institutions and approval by the National Security Council (MGK).
- Bahçeli said the current stage is not final and that contentious issues, including implementation of ECtHR decisions, may be reviewed.
- The process began with Bahçeli’s 22 October 2024 call, after which the PKK announced its dissolution and a decision to lay down arms.
Parliamentary Vote and Legal Conditions
The Turkish parliament passed the Law on Strengthening National Solidarity and Social Integration with 467 votes as part of the government’s “Terror-free Turkey” process. Bahçeli described the law as not an amnesty and said it is based on the precondition that the PKK/KCK ends its actual existence and delivers all controlled weapons. Execution postponement is to be carried out after security institutions determine this and the National Security Council approves it. Bahçeli added that the stage reached with the law’s adoption is not final and that contentious issues, including implementation of ECtHR decisions, may be reviewed in the coming period.
Öcalan and the Process
In an interview with Türkgün, Bahçeli said Abdullah Öcalan’s “Peace and Democratic Society Call” as the PKK’s founding leadership marked an important threshold for the organization’s dissolution and disarmament. Bahçeli said conditions must be created for Öcalan to continue contributing to the process in the coming period. The process began with Bahçeli’s 22 October 2024 call and entered a new phase after the PKK announced its self-dissolution and a decision to lay down arms. The law provides the legal basis for the process initiated by Bahçeli’s call.
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Bahçeli calls for conditions enabling Öcalan to continue role in Turkey peace process
