Erdogan signs national solidarity framework law adopted by 467 lawmakers
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Türkiye’s framework law on strengthening national solidarity and social integration was published in the Official Gazette and entered into force after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed it. The law had been adopted in parliament with 467 votes. Erdoğan thanked political parties and said the process would continue under relevant institutions.
Key Facts
- Implementation of the law is conditioned on a National Security Council decision confirming that PKK/KCK has ended its physical existence and surrendered weapons and ammunition under its control.
- The law covers PKK/KCK founding or leading, membership, knowingly and willingly assisting, propaganda, and offences under the Law on the Prevention of Terrorism Financing.
- Erdoğan thanked Nationalist Movement Party leader Devlet Bahçeli and Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş in a social media post.
- Erdoğan described the law's adoption in parliament as a 'historic consensus' supported by 467 deputies.
Entry Into Force
The Milli Dayanışma ve Toplumsal Bütünleşmenin Güçlendirilmesine Dair Kanun, known publicly as the 'Terörsüz Türkiye' framework law, was published in the Official Gazette and entered into force after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed it. Turkey's Grand National Assembly adopted the law with 467 votes. The publication moves the legal regulation prepared within the 'solution process' into the implementation phase.
Erdoğan’s Thank-You Message
In a social media post after publication, Erdoğan thanked Nationalist Movement Party leader Devlet Bahçeli and the MHP parliamentary group. He also thanked Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş and his AK Party colleagues. Erdoğan expressed gratitude to all political party groups and deputies who took a constructive stance from different political lanes. He said state institutions and officials contributed to bringing the process to this point without incident.
Legal Scope and Conditions
The law covers offences of establishing or leading PKK/KCK, membership, knowingly and willingly providing assistance, and propaganda for the organization. It also covers crimes committed within the organization's activities and offences under the Law on the Prevention of Terrorism Financing. Implementation of the law is conditioned on a National Security Council decision confirming that PKK/KCK has ended its physical existence and surrendered weapons and ammunition under its control. After the MGK decision is published in the Official Gazette, procedures for suspending investigations, prosecutions and enforcement of sentences will be determined.
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Erdogan signs national solidarity framework law adopted by 467 lawmakers
