Kurdistan24 Exclusive: AK Party, HUDA-PAR MPs Voice Support for Türkiye's National Solidarity Law
Turkish Parliamentarians describe the proposed framework law as a significant step toward peace, while the bill prepares to advance through parliament
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - Türkiye’s proposed framework law on strengthening national solidarity and social integration is advancing through parliament as part of the peace process that began on Oct. 1, 2025, with lawmakers from different political parties describing the legislation as an important foundation for further steps toward peace.
The proposal, titled the Law on Strengthening National Solidarity and Social Integration, was submitted to the Turkish Parliament with 360 signatures and is scheduled for debate in the Justice Commission on Friday.
The legislation is expected to move to the General Assembly after the committee stage, with a final vote anticipated by Aug. 11.
Abdurrahim Firat, an Erzurum lawmaker from the Justice and Development Party (AK Party), told Kurdistan24 that the legislation represents an important step toward establishing a legal foundation for lasting peace and addressing the Kurdish issue.
“God says in the Holy Quran that we are all brothers and that peace should be made among brothers. This law is also a very important step regarding this issue,” Firat said.
He said the country had experienced a major struggle against terrorism for a century, during which many mothers had mourned and many people had lost their lives.
“This process is for peace, for stability. It is for Türkiye and Iraq, for Syria and for our region,” he said.
The proposed legislation is not a general amnesty and contains no provision concerning the status of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan.
However, it provides for the postponement of investigations, trials, and sentences for five and 10 years, while excluding intentional homicide cases and files relating to crimes committed before June 1, 2005.
Serkan Ramanli, a HUDA-PAR lawmaker from Batman, also described to Kurdistan24, that the parliamentary step positively while acknowledging that the proposal does not fully reflect his party’s position.
“Even if it is not 100 percent as we would like, within this framework, today is a sacred step, and God willing, we want it to produce results,” Ramanli said.
He said that once the law is adopted in the coming week, the PKK would gradually need to lay down its arms, vacate its caves, and dissolve its organizational presence in accordance with the law.
Ramanli added that individuals who have not committed killings would be released from prison, while those currently serving sentences would be freed, and expressed hope that further steps would follow.
Even if the framework law is adopted, the process would proceed in practice after a decision by Türkiye’s National Security Council is published in the Official Gazette.
The proposed law therefore represents the first legal framework for the process, while its practical implementation would depend on the subsequent steps outlined in the legislation and the National Security Council decision.