土耳其议会以468票赞成、88票反对、6票弃权的压倒性多数，通过了一项旨在重新融合库尔德工人党(PKK)成员的历史性立法[1]。该法案包含12条条款，规定了PKK的解散、缴械程序以及部分成员向平民生活的回归安排[1]。副总统Cevdet Yilmaz评价称，468张赞成票"在政治共识方面至关重要"[1]。
根据法案规定，约3500名与PKK相关的被拘留者可能在初期获得释放[1]。申请赦免者需在6个月内提出申请，之后面临5年或10年不等的缓刑期限，具体取决于罪行类型[1]。然而，该法仅在土耳其国家安全委员会确认PKK已解散且缴交所有武器后才会生效[1]。PKK创始人奥恰兰——现年77岁、自1999年起被监禁在伊斯坦布尔附近的伊姆拉利岛——不在赦免范围内[1]。据报道，奥恰兰在2025年2月敦促PKK缴械，随后PKK宣布于2025年5月解散，并计划在同年7月举行焚烧武器仪式[1]。
这一立法遵循了PKK自1984年发动武装起义以来的冲突历史，该冲突期间造成超过40000人死伤[1]。前一次和平努力于2015年失败[1]。DEM党议员Gulistan Kilic Kocyigit表示，"土耳其人民多年来付出了沉重代价，现在有机会巩固和平并建设民主"[1]。不过，反对党议员Turhan Comez对此提出质疑，问道"你如何与恐怖分子谈判？"[1]
Turkey's parliament has passed landmark legislation offering conditional amnesty and legal protections to thousands of Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) militants, marking a significant shift in the country's approach to a decades-long conflict.[1] The bill secured overwhelming support with 468 votes in favor, 88 against, and 6 abstentions.[1]
The 12-article law provides for the PKK's dissolution, weapon surrender, and the reintegration of select members into civilian life, though it explicitly excludes PKK founder Abdullah Öcalan.[1] The legislation will only take effect once Turkey's National Security Council confirms that the PKK has disbanded and surrendered all weapons.[1] According to the timeline outlined in the law, the PKK announced its dissolution in May 2025, followed by a weapons-burning ceremony in July 2025.[1] Öcalan, 77, who has been imprisoned on Istanbul's Imrali Island since 1999, urged the PKK to disarm in February 2025.[1]
Approximately 3,500 PKK-affiliated detainees may be eligible for initial release under the law, with individuals having six months to apply for amnesty.[1] Those granted amnesty face conditional sentences of either five or ten years depending on the severity of their offenses.[1] Deputy President Cevdet Yilmaz characterized the vote outcome, stating that "468 yes votes are crucial in terms of political consensus," while DEM party lawmaker Gulistan Kilic Kocyigit declared that "the Turkish people have paid a heavy price over the years and now have the opportunity to consolidate peace and build democracy."[1] Opposition parliamentarian Turhan Comez questioned the approach, asking "how do you negotiate with terrorists?"[1] The PKK's armed insurgency, which began in 1984, has resulted in over 40,000 deaths, with previous peace efforts collapsing in 2015.[1]