In Turkey, parliamentary commission recommends legislative changes to address armed group reintegration and disarmament

A parliamentary commission overseeing the government’s "terror-free Türkiye" initiative concluded its work on Feb. 18, presenting a 60-page final report outlining proposed "democratization" steps and legal reforms. [ . . . ] Sections of the report covering legal regulation proposals, "democratization" steps and overall conclusions were read aloud during the commission’s final meeting. The document does not explicitly refer to the debated “right to hope” concept — a term associated with the possible release of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan. It instead calls for stronger compliance with rulings of the European Court of Human Rights and Türkiye's Constitutional Court (AYM). “Mechanisms to ensure full compliance with ECHR and AYM decisions should be strengthened, and effective new mechanisms should be created. It is recommended that obstacles to compliance with ECHR and AYM decisions stemming from administrative actions and judicial processes be removed,” the report said. The text also described drafting a new constitution, a long-term objective of the ruling bloc, as “a shared duty and responsibility that cannot be postponed for our country.”
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