AKP Expands Peace Process Roadmap: New Terms for PKK Dissolution and Homecoming

WISE NEWS PRESS / ANKARA, TURKEY — DEC 17, 2025

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has revised and expanded its strategic report within the scope of the "National Solidarity, Brotherhood, and Democracy Commission." Following an evaluation meeting led by AKP Group Chairman Abdullah Güler, the text—previously 60 pages with 9 headings—has been restructured into 65 pages with 11 headings.

The report, which has reportedly been presented to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is scheduled to be delivered to the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) by Friday. A key point of contention remains: contrary to the DEM Party's demand for "no distinction regarding crimes," the AKP report insists on maintaining a strict legal distinction between those who have "participated in crimes" and those who have not.

The "Precondition": March 10 Agreement

One of the most critical sections of the report concerns developments in Syria. Compliance with the "March 10 Agreement" regarding the SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) structure in Syria has been included in the text as a fundamental condition and "prerequisite" for the process. This section details how regional security policies will directly impact the domestic resolution process.

New Legal Concept: "Self-Dissolved Terrorist Organization"

The AKP's new roadmap proposes new definitions within the Turkish Penal Code (TCK), based on the premise that the PKK terrorist organization "dissolves itself."

The report suggests the following legal arrangements:

• Definition of Dissolution: Introducing the definition of a "self-dissolved terrorist organization" into the Penal Code.

• Crime Distinction: Evaluating organization members under two separate statuses: "those involved in crimes" and "those not involved in crimes."

• Dropping Charges: Dropping charges for those convicted of aiding and abetting, based on the legal ground that the organization has dissolved itself.

  
  

• Homecoming: Opening pathways for integration and "homecoming" for organization members who have not participated in violent crimes.

"Judicial Probation" Model for Combatants

The report also proposes a new mechanism for organization members who have been involved in crimes but are not currently incarcerated. Accordingly, the way is paved for reduced sentences under the TCK, while a 5-year "judicial probation" requirement is planned for these individuals.

AKP sources state that for this process to function, the state's relevant units must verify the organization's decision to dissolve with concrete evidence. The report emphasizes that this legal approach differs from the existing "effective repentance" (voluntary departure) regulation in the TCK. The legal thesis relies on the argument that there is no longer an existing organization to "leave," necessitating a new definition for the post-dissolution status.

Commission Ends in Two Weeks

Legal regulations will only be enacted after state intelligence and security units officially confirm that "the terrorist organization has dissolved itself."

It was stated that the Commission's term will expire in two weeks. Following this, the coordinator group deputy chairpersons of the parties involved in the commission will begin drafting a joint report. This joint report will be presented to the General Assembly for information but will not be read aloud. MPs who wish to do so will be able to sign the law proposals prepared during this process.

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