Mehmet Uçum’s assessment of the 'framework law': If conditions are not met, negative legal consequences will arise

Mehmet Uçum, Chief Advisor to AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Legal Policies Board, made assessments regarding the *Law on Strengthening National Solidarity and Social Integration*, known publicly as the "framework law," which was prepared as part of the second opening process called "Terror-Free Turkey."

In his article published in AA, Uçum argued that Law No. 7595 cannot be treated as an ordinary counter-terrorism regulation. Uçum stated, "Law No. 7595 is not an ordinary counter-terrorism law. This law has a general purpose aimed at ending systematic terrorism."

Stating that the law forms the framework of the transition process called "Terror-Free Turkey," Uçum expressed that the state offers a conditional opportunity for a fresh start in this process based on the "national and public overriding interest."

Emphasizing that the implementation of the law is subject to certain conditions, Uçum said, "When completed, if the personal conditions regarding the interlocutors are also met, some positive legal consequences arising from the law will occur. If personal conditions are not met, negative legal consequences will arise." he said.

IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK OF THE LAW

According to Uçum, the process will begin with the publication of the National Security Council (MGK) decision in the Official Gazette regarding the confirmation of findings that the terrorist organization has ended its de facto existence and that weapons and ammunition have been surrendered. Those wishing to benefit from the law will be required to submit a written application within 6 months following this announcement.

Uçum stated that applications will not yield automatic results and that a file-based and person-specific review will be conducted. Whether the individual falls within the scope of the law, whether the crimes are within the scope of the regulation, and whether they are subject to exceptions will be evaluated by the authorized judicial authorities.

In the evaluation, it was noted that crimes committed before June 1, 2005, which require life imprisonment or aggravated life imprisonment, as well as intentional killing crimes committed within the scope of organizational activities, are within the scope of exceptions.

Reminding that the law was adopted by the TBMM on August 10, 2026, and entered into force by being published in the Official Gazette dated August 18, 2026, Uçum said that the regulation is a special law of a "standalone and temporary" nature.

Drawing attention to the phased nature of the process, Uçum stated that those who act in compliance with these stages will contribute to Turkey's victory, while those who resist the process "will have no place in Turkey's democratic political future." he expressed.

GENERAL ASSESSMENT ON THE LAW ON STRENGTHENING
NATIONAL SOLIDARITY AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION

INTRODUCTION

1- Methodology Problem Regarding Law No. 7595

2- Relationship Between the Commission Report and the Law

3- Explanations Regarding the Nature and Provisions of the Law

a- Nature of the Law and General...

— Mehmet Uçum (@mehmetucum) August 23, 2026

Uçum's article is as follows:

"To reiterate, the state has initiated a transition process in which it will take a comprehensive move, and has developed a new paradigm in this framework, with the goal of Turkey permanently ridding itself of the systematic terror threat at home and in the region, the liquidation of the terror tutelage over some parts of democratic politics, and the ending of the practice and language of terror, as well as its social, economic, and cultural effects in all channels."

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who holds the title of head of state constitutionally, explained this paradigm in detail in his Ahlat and Malazgirt programs on August 25-26, 2024, at the Victory Day event on August 30, 2024, and in his speech for the new legislative year of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) on October 1, 2024. MHP Chairman Mr. Devlet Bahçeli, who possesses great experience and wisdom, paved the way for the practical process with courageous moves.

The transition process to a Terror-Free Turkey has been carried out strongly up to this stage with President Erdoğan's national leadership, Mr. Bahçeli's determined, uncompromising, and pioneering approaches, the strong will of the People's Alliance, and the meticulous work of state institutions.

The transition process towards the goal of a Terror-Free Turkey, which started as a state initiative and continued as a state policy, has reached a very important stage by uniting for the purpose of a terror-free region during this time. In its visible aspect, the transition process to a Terror-Free Turkey, which has been in effect since October 1, 2024, has reached the closest point to the goal by overcoming the basic threshold in the past twenty-two months.

One of the most critical steps in approaching the goal is the adoption of the transition process law. The TBMM adopted this law, which deserves to be in the top ranks among laws of high importance in its history, on August 10, 2026. The law entered into force by being published in the Official Gazette dated August 18, 2026, numbered 33344. It is seen that Law No. 7595 will have a historical mission. This law forms the framework law of the transition process in which Turkey is definitively and permanently liquidating systematic terror.

Once this law begins to be implemented and its implementation is successfully completed within the determined period, the transition process to a Terror-Free Turkey will be completed. In other words, Law No. 7595 is not an ordinary counter-terrorism law. This law has a general purpose aimed at ending systematic terrorism. Therefore, when Law No. 7595 is analyzed, evaluated, and interpreted, it cannot be seen as just an ordinary legislative element in the positive legal system and cannot be handled within those limits. Law No. 7595 should not be subjected to an evaluation independent of its general purpose. Every kind of positive legal interpretation of the law should be made dependent on the general purpose.

1- METHODOLOGY PROBLEM REGARDING LAW NO. 7595

Non-routine periods are managed with non-routine methods. The transition process to a Terror-Free Turkey is one of the most important non-routine periods in our Republican history. The basic criterion of non-routineness is to evaluate the subject at hand not through current politics but with a general political approach. It is to look at the subject through the country's needs, not in terms of party politics' agendas. It is to manage the process within the general functioning of the state, not within its current functioning.

Therefore, the legal policy of the transition process also needed to be developed specifically. The transition process law is the concrete product of this approach. It is a law put forward not by the ordinary legislative activity of the TBMM, but by an extraordinary legislative activity suitable for the transition process that carries extraordinary conditions. The fact that there was the will of eight parties and the signature of 367 deputies, one of the highest numbers in history, in the legislative proposal is the first major indicator of this extraordinary legislative activity. The uniqueness of the proposal's discussion process also points to this. The much higher consensus and number of votes that emerged with the votes of 467 deputies in the adoption of the law became the decisive evidence of this extraordinary legislative activity. These revealed that the subject was handled by transcending current politics and party agendas, and that the subject was looked at through general politics and the country's needs.

Therefore, the will of the legislator is to give decisive superiority to the general purpose of the law. In this case, the general purpose of the law should be adopted as the basic interpretation principle in the interpretation of all provisions of the law. It can be said that purposeful interpretation is always taken into account in the interpretation of a law anyway. But this is not enough. The method of resorting to purposeful interpretation only when verbal interpretation is not enough does not suit Law No. 7595. Law No. 7595 should be interpreted purposefully in principle, and verbal interpretation should also be done in a way that assists the general purpose of the law. Concretely, the postponement and other institutions included in the law should also be evaluated with purposeful interpretation, and evaluations strictly tied to the missions of these institutions in positive law should be taken into account to the extent that they suit purposeful interpretation.

Law No. 7595 is not an ordinary legal regulation. Therefore, it cannot be handled as an ordinary counter-terrorism law. The extraordinary aspect of the law is its general purpose. The general purpose is the definitive and permanent ending of systematic terror. The law's penal and execution policies have been created with the approach of serving the general purpose. It is necessary to avoid evaluating the penal and execution approaches in the law in a way that goes beyond the general purpose. When the law reaches its purpose, the results that will emerge after the postponements will not be an amnesty in the technical sense or in the general sense.

"THE STATE IS IMPLEMENTING A NATIONAL AND PUBLIC OVERRIDING INTEREST POLICY THROUGH POSITIVE LAW"

There is a policy of the state to provide a conditional opportunity for a fresh start to the interlocutors for a national and public overriding interest. There will be secondary consequences depending on the success of this policy. In other words, the state is implementing a national and public overriding interest policy through positive law. The fact that it will have legal consequences for the interlocutors when this policy succeeds is a secondary situation. The essential thing is that the definitive and permanent liquidation of systematic terror is successful. Nevertheless, if an evaluation is still desired regarding the legal nature of the law, as written in the general justification, this law is 'a limited and conditional legal regulation regarding the penal justice system and execution law in terms of its legal nature.'

Another issue is the effect of the law being specific to the PKK/KCK terrorist organization and all kinds of formations connected to it, that is, covering extra-legal structures, on the concepts contained in the law. Expressions in the law such as 'the terrorist organization ending de facto' and 'the complete liquidation of the organization' do not mean a legal ending or legal liquidation. These will proceed and be completed as practical processes. When completed, if the personal conditions regarding the interlocutors are also met, some positive legal consequences arising from the law will occur. If personal conditions are not met, negative legal consequences will arise. Furthermore, even if liquidation is used as a legal concept, this does not mean that the concept of liquidation cannot be used in a political, social, or cultural context. Therefore, we need to take into account that a concept or term does not have to carry a single meaning and that different meanings can be loaded depending on the context used. Indeed, interdisciplinary concept transitions can occur frequently. Again, one discipline can borrow concepts from another discipline. Therefore, looking at the subject in terms of the context-concept relationship is always more accurate.

2- RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COMMISSION REPORT AND THE LAW

The TBMM National Solidarity, Brotherhood, and Democracy Commission completed its report on February 18, 2026, and submitted it to the Speaker of the Assembly. The Commission, established with a high representation composition, undertook a historical responsibility and fulfilled its requirement properly. It should be stated that the Commission report strengthens social consensus in terms of legal policy regarding the transition process.

A clear framework regarding the law of the transition process was drawn in the section titled 'Legal Regulation Proposals Regarding the Process' numbered 6 in the Commission report:

• According to the Commission, it is necessary for the state's security units to detect and confirm that the defunct PKK terrorist organization has laid down its arms with all its elements and has liquidated itself, and that a detection and confirmation mechanism must be in operation for this.

• The Commission reached a general consensus on the necessity of enacting legal regulations that will be needed during the process of the organization's dissolution with all its elements and the surrender and laying down of arms.

• The report stated that there is a need for a purpose-specific, independent, and temporary legal regulation in terms of transition process law that will also strengthen integration with society.

• Furthermore, the report pointed to the necessity of judicial proceedings regarding members of the defunct organization, in addition to an independent and temporary law, with references to criminal and enforcement law regulations. It was also emphasized that the regulations and procedures to be implemented should not create a perception of impunity or amnesty in society.

• The report proposed the establishment of a monitoring and reporting mechanism within the Executive branch regarding the transition process. It was stated that it is deemed necessary for this mechanism to both inform the public and submit the reports it prepares to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM).

• The Commission also included in its report the provision of legal guarantees for those who take on roles and duties in the process.

As can be seen, Law No. 7595 is in accordance with the framework drawn by the Commission in almost all its fundamental principles. Detection and confirmation, an independent and temporary law, the necessity of judicial proceedings, not creating a perception of impunity or amnesty, monitoring and reporting mechanisms, and legal guarantees are the fundamental principles of the Commission report, and all of them have been regulated in the law. Furthermore, the Commission's general consensus was reflected very effectively in the proposal and adoption process of the law.

Therefore, the will of the TBMM regarding the transition process to a Terror-Free Turkey first emerged in the form of a will to guide legislative activity by creating a concrete framework in the Commission report. Subsequently, it came to life as a legislative will with the adoption of a law that is one-to-one consistent with this framework in terms of its fundamental principles. For this reason, while evaluating Law No. 7595, it is necessary to always keep in mind, consider, and attach importance to this organic bond that the legislator established between the Commission report and the law, that is, the integrity of the relationship between the law and the report.

3- EXPLANATIONS REGARDING THE NATURE AND PROVISIONS OF THE LAW

a. Nature and general purpose of the law

The law is a special law of an independent and temporary nature, in accordance with the Commission report. Being independent means that the law is limited only to the PKK/KCK terrorist organization and formations connected to the organization. Temporariness stems from the fact that benefiting from the law is subject to a six-month period following the announcement of the relevant National Security Council (MGK) decision. Since the legal regulations required to end systematic and organized terrorism cannot be made with general provisions, the law being a special law is a necessity. Of course, while the law was being regulated with special provisions, it was prepared in accordance with the prohibition of singular events, which must be followed in special laws, and the principle of equality, which is an objective condition. Since the law covers an indefinite number of acts and activities of the PKK/KCK terrorist organization and its connected formations, it is in accordance with the prohibition of singular events. Furthermore, the PKK/KCK terrorist organization's voluntary decisions to dissolve and lay down arms have created a different situation. Ending systematic and organized terrorism is directly linked to this different situation. Therefore, since applying different rules to those in different situations is not a violation of the principle of equality, the law is also in compliance with the principle of equality.

In addition, the law has a general purpose. It is extremely important to see the general purpose of the law as the fundamental measure when addressing the provisions of the law. Law No. 7595 is not an ordinary anti-terrorism law. This law has a general purpose aimed at ending systematic terrorism. This general purpose is expressed as a general perspective in the name of the law. A positive naming was preferred in the law. The name 'Strengthening National Solidarity and Social Integration' expresses that the purpose of the law is not merely ordinary anti-terrorism, but is directed toward a general purpose of eradicating systematic and organized terrorism at its root, and that with the achievement of this purpose, national solidarity and social integration will reach very advanced levels. Therefore, both when the provisions of the law are evaluated and when they are interpreted in practice, the general purpose should be positioned as the only true compass and main reference point.

b. Concrete purpose of the law

The concrete purpose provision of the law aimed at the general purpose consists of six elements. These can be listed as follows:

• Ending the de facto existence of the PKK/KCK terrorist organization and any formation connected to it.

• The surrender of all kinds of weapons and ammunition under the control of the organization.

• Detection of the surrender of weapons and ammunition by security institutions.

• The adoption of a National Security Council decision regarding the confirmation of the detections that the organization has ended its de facto existence and that weapons and ammunition have been surrendered, and the publication of this decision in the Official Gazette.

• Suspension of investigations, prosecutions, and conviction judgments carried out following the publication in the Official Gazette.

• Carrying out all other procedures related to the entire process (such as registration, investigation permission, follow-up, and procedures related to protection measures).

c. Scope of the law

The scope of the law is regulated in three categories. These are organizational scope, scope in terms of persons, and scope in terms of crimes.

From an organizational perspective, the PKK/KCK terrorist organization and any formation connected to it are within the scope of the law. The expression 'any formation' points to all illegal structures connected to the organization. Not only formations containing active terrorist elements, but all formations containing elements supporting terrorism are also within the scope.

In the scope in terms of persons; there are founders, managers, and members, persons who knowingly and willingly assist the organization, those who engage in propaganda for the organization, and other persons who commit crimes within the scope of the organization's activities. Being within the scope in terms of persons alone does not give the right to benefit directly from the law. For those within the scope in terms of persons to benefit from the law, there must be no judicial proceedings or judgments against them regarding the excepted crimes. For this reason, claims that 'top-level managers will benefit from the law just because they are within the scope in terms of persons or because there is no finalized conviction decision regarding them' are entirely baseless. Persons against whom judicial proceedings, i.e., investigations or prosecutions, have been conducted for excepted crimes cannot benefit from the law even if they do not have a conviction.

In terms of crimes, the scope includes all crimes committed within the scope of organizational activity, except for excepted crimes, propaganda and aiding crimes, and crimes in the law regarding the prevention of the financing of terrorism.

d. Exceptions in the law

i. Exception Regulation Based on Date Limit

The current Turkish Penal Code entered into force on June 1, 2005. According to an expert opinion on this matter, 'The date of June 1, 2005, in the law is a legal milestone in the Turkish criminal justice system where crime classifications, lower and upper limits of penalties, enforcement regimes, and anti-terrorism law were completely renewed. The legislator took this date as a turning point to ensure legal harmony and uniformity. There are very old conviction files from the period before June 1, 2005, spanning decades, whose judicial processes have been completed in all aspects and finalized. The rule in the law that 'crimes requiring life imprisonment or aggravated life imprisonment committed before June 1, 2005, are outside the scope' aims to keep the heaviest penalties from the past period, when organizational activities were most intense and conflicts were most violent (for example, early-period trials directed at organization leadership or the most serious acts), completely outside this suspension mechanism.'

Perpetrators of crimes committed before June 1, 2005, which are kept within the scope of the exception and require aggravated life imprisonment and life imprisonment, cannot benefit from the law even if they do not have a conviction for these crimes. It is sufficient for an investigation or prosecution procedure to have been carried out for the exception.

ii. Exception regulation based on the crime of intentional killing

Crimes of intentional killing committed within the framework of organizational activity are within the scope of exceptions without being subject to any time limit. A finalized conviction is not required for this exception to come into play either. It is sufficient that judicial proceedings have been carried out regarding the perpetrators, that is, an investigation or prosecution has been initiated.

iii. Determination of exceptions

Authorized judicial authorities will evaluate each application through the person's file when applications begin and will determine whether they have the right to benefit from the law. That is, the law will not automatically or spontaneously trigger a suspension procedure for persons within the scope. An examination will be conducted on a file basis and person-based. This examination will not be conducted ex officio; it will be carried out upon the written application of the persons regarding their request to benefit from the law. If it is understood as a result of the examination that the person is subject to exceptions, the suspension request will be rejected. Of course, judicial appeal paths are open against rejection decisions.

At this point, it is necessary to evaluate the possibility that the legal classification of the crime may change during the trial process or that the crimes attributed in the given judgment may fall within the scope of the law for persons whose current investigation and prosecution files are within the scope of excepted crimes. If the six-month period passes in the meantime, these persons will not benefit from the law. For this reason, it may be appropriate for everyone within the scope to apply when the six-month period begins. If those who are subject to exceptions during the application later fall within the scope, even if their initial applications were rejected, the change that subsequently occurred in the person's favor is taken into account because the application condition was fulfilled on time.

e. Suspension application

The regulation in Law No. 7595 regarding the suspension of ongoing investigations, prosecutions, and conviction judgments is a phased application subject to various conditions. These are the general condition, special condition, evaluation, decision, process, and result stages. Before moving to these stages, it is necessary to state the suspension periods for crimes within the scope of the Law. Accordingly, investigations and prosecutions regarding crimes requiring a penalty with an upper limit of 15 years or less, as well as the execution of sentences, are suspended for 5 years. Investigations and prosecutions regarding crimes requiring imprisonment of more than 15 years, life imprisonment, or aggravated life imprisonment, as well as the execution of sentences, are suspended for 10 years. Suspension periods begin with the finalization of the decisions given regarding the suspension.

The general condition for the suspension to come into play is the adoption of an MGK decision regarding the confirmation of the detections that the organization has ended its de facto existence and that weapons and ammunition have been surrendered, and the publication of this decision in the Official Gazette. The general condition consists of detection, confirmation, and announcement elements.

The written application of persons within the scope to authorized authorities within the six-month period after the announcement is the special condition. Applicants can make their written applications in person or through their lawyers.

The evaluation process refers to the examination to be conducted by authorized judicial authorities (public prosecutor's offices, courts, and enforcement judgeships). The first stage of the examination is to determine whether the applicant falls within the scope of the law in terms of persons. Then, it is checked whether the crimes associated with the person are within the scope of the law. Finally, the person's situation regarding the exceptions is determined.

Following these reviews, the decision-making phase begins. Accordingly, if the applicant falls within the scope of the law in terms of the person, and if the associated crime or crimes are also within the scope of the law and are not among the excepted crimes, the applicant's request is accepted and a deferral decision is issued. In other words, three conditions must be met simultaneously for a deferral decision. Therefore, if the applicant is not within the scope of the law in terms of the person, or if the associated crime or crimes are not included in the law even if the person is within the scope, or if they are among the excepted crimes, the applicant's request is rejected. There is a right to appeal against these decisions. The deferral period will begin once the decisions become final, either as a result of an appeal or without an appeal.

Unlike other deferral institutions in the system, no supervision procedure is envisaged during the deferral process. The reason for this is the need for a unique deferral institution consistent with the general purpose of the law. Therefore, it is appropriate to evaluate this situation not as a deficiency, but as a necessity of the transition process. However, the board that will be activated pursuant to the Law will subject deferral decisions to periodic evaluation. It should be noted that a tracking system will operate for this purpose. Therefore, although the deferral institution specific to the transition process is not subject to a supervision procedure, it will be subject to a tracking system due to the mandatory nature of periodic evaluations.

A negative result will occur if the defined crimes are committed during the deferral period, while a positive result will occur if the deferral period is completed in accordance with the law. If the person commits a terrorist offense during the deferral period, the deferral decision is revoked. The term 'terrorist offense' in the law is used as a general expression. There is no conscious reference to Article 3 of the Anti-Terror Law, which regulates terrorist offenses. Since crimes committed for terrorist purposes, as stated in Article 4 of the Turkish Civil Code (TMK), are also considered terrorist offenses, the expression 'terrorist offense' in the Law also covers crimes committed for terrorist purposes.

When deferral decisions regarding investigations and prosecutions are revoked, the investigation and prosecution continue. If a conviction is rendered in the ongoing judicial proceedings, the execution of the sentences imposed is not deferred, and all consequences of the conviction judgment take effect. If no terrorist offense is committed during the deferral period, a decision of non-prosecution is issued for investigations, and a decision of dismissal is issued for prosecutions.

If the decision regarding the deferral of execution is revoked, a decision is also made to continue the execution of the sentence. If no terrorist offense is committed during the deferral period, the sentence is considered executed.

The statute of limitations for the case does not run during the deferral period regarding investigations and prosecutions. In terms of conviction judgments, the statute of limitations for the sentence does not run.

It should be noted that it is sufficient for the newly committed terrorist offense to occur within the deferral period. It is not required that the court decision regarding the conviction for this crime become final within the deferral period. However, the deferral decision will be revoked after the conviction decision regarding the terrorist offense becomes final. Therefore, the initiation of an investigation and prosecution against a person for a terrorist offense will not cause the deferral decision to be revoked; the finalization of the conviction decision regarding this crime will be sought. A similar practice exists in the revocation of current conditional release.

f. Confiscation in investigations and prosecutions

According to the law, when a deferral decision is issued regarding investigations and prosecutions, a liquidation decision is also issued along with the deferral decision for the goods and assets subject to confiscation, and they are recorded as revenue for the Treasury. There is a right to appeal against the confiscation decision. The right to apply and appeal, as well as the duration and the authority, are indicated in the confiscation decision. The constitutionality of liquidating the goods and assets subject to confiscation and recording them as revenue for the Treasury without a final decision has been a subject of evaluation. There is no violation of the Constitution here, as the regulation is limited only to goods and assets used in the crime or obtained from the crime. If such a regulation were not made, the possibility of making a decision regarding the goods subject to confiscation would disappear if the deferral period were spent without committing a crime. Furthermore, there is no legal benefit in preserving weapons, ammunition, and other items subject to the crime during the deferral period. Authorized judicial authorities can identify the items subject to the crime through expert reports. On the other hand, the decision regarding the liquidation process is also subject to judicial review. Another important point is that if there is a situation in favor of the person in investigations and prosecutions, a deferral decision will not be issued. Viewed from this perspective, if the person is acquitted, the conditions for confiscation will not be met, and items and assets that are not subject to the crime can be returned to their owner. Considering all these, the liquidation of goods and assets upon the issuance of a deferral decision regarding investigations and prosecutions will not result in a violation of the constitutional right to property.

g. Protective measures

The issuance of a deferral decision in investigations and prosecutions will not automatically result in the removal of protective measures related to detention and judicial control. Therefore, in addition to the deferral decision, the authorized judicial authority will make a separate evaluation regarding protective measures and will decide to lift these measures if the conditions are met. For this reason, applicants requesting a deferral decision must also make a separate request regarding protective measures in their applications.

h. Registration system

Deferral decisions issued regarding investigations, prosecutions, and execution will be recorded in a special system. This system can be considered as one to be developed jointly by the Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) and the Ministry of Justice. These records can only be requested by the public prosecutor, judge, or court in connection with an investigation and prosecution and can only be used if a situation arises regarding the revocation of the deferral decision.

i. Board within the executive branch

The Law regulates the establishment of a board within the executive branch for the purposes of monitoring, coordination, and implementation. This board consists of the Vice President, the Ministers of Justice, Foreign Affairs, Interior, and National Defense, as well as the Secretary General of the Presidency, the President of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT), and the Secretary General of the National Security Council (MGK). The board determines its own working procedures and principles. The nature of the board is that it is an administrative board. Therefore, its decisions are subject to administrative judicial review. The main task of the board is to manage the process of the complete liquidation of the organization in line with the purpose and scope of the law.

The board may make periodic evaluations in accordance with the observation reports it will obtain regarding this situation. When the board deems it necessary, it may make requests regarding judicial, administrative, and legal regulations. The board's making a request and giving an instruction should not be confused. The board may give instructions to administrative authorities regarding administrative processes. However, the board has no authority to give instructions to judicial authorities and the legislative body. The board can only make requests regarding judicial authorities and the legislative body. Furthermore, the board has no authority to directly perform the actions that judicial authorities and the legislative body are required to perform. The board regularly informs the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) about its work. If necessary, sub-committees may be established by the Board, and representatives of ministries, institutions, and organizations, as well as persons deemed necessary, may be invited to Board and committee meetings. Assignments may be made by the Board in sub-committees to ensure the progress of the process within the organization. The secretariat services of the Board are performed by the General Secretariat of the Presidency.

j. Investigation permission

One of the duties assigned to the Board by the Law is to subject new investigations regarding crimes within the scope of the Law to the permission of the Board. According to the relevant provision, the conduct of investigations that were committed before the publication of the MGK decision in the Official Gazette but will be initiated after this date is subject to the permission of the Board.

A typical investigation permission institution has been established here. The main justification for this regulation is to prevent various practices that may be contrary to the general purpose of the Law through central supervision. Since the Board's authority is the authority to grant or not grant a typical investigation permission, all decisions the Board will make on this matter are subject to judicial review. One can apply to the judiciary against the granting of investigation permission, just as one can apply to the judiciary against the rejection of an investigation permission request.

k. Periodic evaluation for liquidation

The most important duty of the Board is the obligation to make periodic evaluations for the complete liquidation of the organization. The Board will make these evaluations based on the observation reports it will obtain. If the Board detects any disruption in these evaluations, it has the responsibility and authority to give instructions regarding administrative processes and to make requests regarding judicial and legislative processes to resolve these disruptions. The period of periodic evaluations is determined by the Board. The Board may request observation reports from all relevant administrative authorities.

l. Deprivation of rights and periodic evaluation: Deprivation of rights as a precaution/deprivation of rights by judgment

One of the duties of the Board is to periodically evaluate deferral decisions. The most important result in the periodic handling of deferral decisions will emerge in evaluations regarding the deprivation of rights. The Board may apply to the criminal judgeship of peace or the court to eliminate the deprivation of rights due to investigations and prosecutions with all its consequences.

The Board may make a request to the execution judgeship to eliminate the deprivation of rights arising from conviction judgments with all its consequences. For the Board to make these applications, at least 2 years must have passed for deferral decisions issued for a period of 5 years, and at least 3 years for deferral decisions issued for a period of 10 years.

A discussion can be held here on whether there will be deprivation of rights linked to investigations and prosecutions. As a rule, deprivations of rights arise based on a judgment. However, in our positive legal system, there are also regulations where deprivations of rights are applied until the final decision (such as dismissal from office, inability to perform certain duties, inability to be registered in the professional registry) depending on investigations and prosecutions. For this reason, not only deprivations of rights based on judgment but also legal consequences that come into play with investigations and prosecutions and cause deprivation of rights have been taken into account in the law.

m. Commission within the legislature

According to the Law, a Monitoring Commission is established by the Speaker of the TBMM to monitor the activities within the scope of this Law. The Monitoring Commission monitors the activities within the scope of the Law and may make recommendations. It is legally possible for this Commission to consist of representatives of all parties, regardless of the condition of forming a group represented in the TBMM. The decision on this matter will be made by the Speaker of the TBMM. The Speaker of the TBMM may directly determine the working procedures and principles of the Monitoring Commission, or the Speaker may decide that the Monitoring Commission should determine its own procedures and principles.

n. Delivery of weapons and materials

According to the Law, weapons, ammunition, vehicles, equipment, explosives, and all kinds of materials brought or declared by members of the organization are recorded. The procedures and principles regarding this matter are determined by the Ministries of Interior and National Defense after obtaining the opinions of security institutions.

o. Duration and application

Those who wish to benefit from the Law must apply within a certain period. This period is 6 months following the publication of the MGK's decision regarding identification and confirmation in the Official Gazette. There is no regulation in the Law regarding the extension of the 6-month period. A written application is required. Those who wish to apply can make a written application either in person or through their lawyers. Applications can be made to the public prosecutor's offices where the persons are located or to the institutions assigned by the Board.

p. The administration's duty to facilitate

According to the Law, the duties assigned are performed promptly by the relevant public institutions and organizations. The legislator has imposed a duty on all public institutions and organizations to facilitate the process in accordance with the general purpose of the Law.

r. Provision of irresponsibility/protection

The Law regulates that no legal, administrative, or criminal liability will arise for persons who perform the assigned duties. For the irresponsibility provision to come into effect, the performance of a duty within the scope of the Law's purposes and activities is the fundamental and sufficient condition. The determination of this is, of course, made by judicial authorities. The making of such a regulation is not a matter of debate. In the past, a similar irresponsibility provision was included within the scope of Law No. 6551.

Conclusion

It can be said that from now on, the predominant issues in the process are practical matters, and that judicial proceedings and other transactions to be carried out according to the enacted law occupy a proportionally smaller place. This assessment is in terms of workload. It does not mean that judicial proceedings and other transactions are less important.

The elements of systematic terrorism that will be definitively and permanently liquidated by the Law can be listed as follows. The liquidation of active terror practice, the liquidation of practices supporting active terror, the liquidation of the language established and fed in the shadow of terror in every medium, and the liquidation of the terror tutelage over democratic politics are the main requirements. Another important issue is the 'illegitimate and condescending cadre tutelage' created over democratic politics through illegal structures in the old or new style. The complete elimination of this problem and the prevention of such attempts from now on is an important dimension of the liquidation process. It can be foreseen that the liquidation process will be largely completed with the judicial proceedings of the members of the dissolved organization based on written application and the actions to be taken regarding integration with society, in a way that complements these.

Therefore, not delaying the steps to be taken pursuant to the Law and the residual elements of the dissolved organization quickly fulfilling their duties, including completing the concrete tasks of laying down arms, will be the most important practices for the process to proceed correctly. The state is ready to implement the law and fulfill its requirements with its strong will at every level and with all its institutional capacity.

As can be seen, those who see the gradual nature of the process and act in harmony with the dynamics of these mandatory stages are contributing and will contribute to Turkey winning together. Those who resist this will lose and will have no place in Turkey's democratic political future.

From now on, Turkey's path is bright and clear. The strengthening process of a fully independent, anti-imperialist, democratic Republic of Turkey will be based on a more advanced democracy and a larger, fairer economic foundation. In the Century of Turkey, which is the second century of the Republic, Turkey's rise will achieve success."