Turkish parliament

Turkey's parliament is set to debate a draft bill that would grant conditional amnesty and rehabilitation to thousands of PKK members, suspending some prison sentences and postponing investigations for up to ten years. The legislation only takes effect after Turkey’s National Security Council confirms that the group has disbanded and surrendered all weapons. Abdullah Ocalan and those sentenced to life terms before 2005 are specifically excluded from the bill’s provisions.

Turkey’s parliament was set to debate a draft bill introducing conditional amnesty for thousands of PKK members as part of the government's peace initiative. The legislation would suspend some prison sentences and postpone ongoing investigations and trials, provided that National Security Council confirms the group has disbanded. The provisions exclude militants convicted of intentional killings or those sentenced to life terms before 2005.