土耳其议会周一以压倒性多数投票通过对库尔德工人党（PKK）武装分子的有条件赦免法案，旨在推进与该组织的和平进程[1]。根据法案条款，赦免将暂停部分已定罪PKK成员的监禁刑期，并推迟针对其他人的调查和审判5年或10年[1]。如果在规定时间内未发生恐怖犯罪，相关案件将被撤销[1]。该措施将在土耳其当局确认PKK已完全解除武装后生效[1]。
并非所有被定罪者都将获得赦免。故意杀人罪已决犯和2005年前被判终身监禁者被排除在外，包括被监禁领导人阿卜杜拉·厄贾兰及其他高层PKK人物[1]。PKK去年已宣布将放下武器[1]。
库尔德地区居民对该法案反应不一。70岁退休人士Ali Akdogan表示："我真的很高兴。我甚至在自己家里鼓掌了。"[1] 但56岁店主Hasan Gecti则持保留态度，指出："库尔德问题是否被直接解决了？这有点成问号。在我看来，只有恐怖主义问题得到了解决。"[1]
Turkey's parliament voted overwhelmingly on Monday to approve a conditional amnesty law targeting thousands of Kurdish militants, advancing peace efforts between the Turkish government and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).[1] The measure will take effect only after Turkish authorities confirm that the PKK has completely disarmed.[1]
The amnesty will suspend prison sentences for some already-convicted PKK members and postpone investigations and trials for others by five or ten years.[1] If no terrorist crimes occur during the specified timeframe, related cases will be dismissed.[1] However, those convicted of intentional murder and individuals sentenced to life imprisonment before 2005 are excluded from the amnesty, including imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan and other senior PKK figures.[1] The PKK announced last year that it would lay down its weapons.[1]
Residents of the Kurdish region have expressed cautious welcome for the law, viewing it as a potential path toward peace and prosperity in an area ravaged by more than four decades of conflict.[1] Yet significant uncertainty persists about whether the measure addresses broader Kurdish concerns. A 70-year-old retiree named Ali Akdogan said: "I am really happy. I even clapped my hands in my own home."[1] However, 56-year-old shopkeeper Hasan Gecti observed: "Has the Kurdish issue been directly resolved? That is somewhat questionable. In my view, only the terrorism issue has been resolved."[1] Kurds comprise approximately 15 to 20 percent of Turkey's total population.[1]