Parliament takes action for commission

EVRİN GÜVENDİK/ANKARA - Following the PKK 's symbolic disarmament ceremony in the process of achieving a Terror-Free Turkey, all eyes are now on the establishment of a commission in the Turkish Grand National Assembly , seen as another important step in the process. Parliamentary Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş will first meet with the deputy group chairs of political parties next week and then request the parties to nominate members for the commission via a letter. The commission, expected to have 40-45 members, is expected to continue working during Parliament's summer recess.

Kurtulmuş stated that he would play a critical role in shaping the social climate surrounding the process and that he would, in a sense, prepare the necessary legal regulations. The Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) had received written proposals for the commission from all parties. Having reviewed these proposals, Kurtulmuş is expected to meet this week with the "coordinator" group deputy chairs designated by the political party groups to communicate directly with him. Following this meeting, which will reassess the commission's name, the number of members, the quota allocated to each party, and how decisions will be made, Kurtulmuş is expected to ask the party groups to submit their member names mid-week. The opposition parties had proposed establishing the commission by law, while the AKP had proposed establishing it on the initiative of the Speaker of Parliament, as in the case of the Constitutional Reconciliation Commission in 2011. It is noted that the commission will be established on the Speaker's initiative, as establishing it by law would prolong the process.

It will consist of 40-45 members.

The commission is expected to consist of 40-45 members. As with the Parliamentary State Economic Enterprises (KİT) Commission, 35 of the members will be appointed by political party groups, while the remaining five will be representatives of political parties without a party group. MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli had proposed a 100-member commission. However, Bahçeli reportedly has no objections to the number of members and has conveyed to the AKP that he will not object to a number deemed appropriate by the Speaker of Parliament. The commission is expected to be established with a protocol signed by the deputy chairmen of the political party groups, and important decisions are expected to be made by a qualified majority. Regulations shaped by the commission's advisory decisions and recommendations are expected to be on the Turkish Grand National Assembly's agenda during the new legislative year, which begins on October 1st.

IMRALI DELEGATION TO MEET WITH BAHCELI AND ÖZEL

This week, the Democratic People's Party (DEM) İmralı delegation is expected to meet with MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli and CHP leader Özgür Özel. The delegation is reportedly preparing for another İmralı visit.

THE BURNED WEAPONS WILL REMAIN IN THAT CAVE

The fate of the weapons burned in a ceremony in front of the Casene Cave in Sulaymaniyah by a 30-person PKK member group, including four high-ranking figures, has been revealed. The weapons will be preserved in the Casene Cave. Speaking to media outlets close to the organization, the director of the Sulaymaniyah National Security Museum said, “A decision was made that the burned weapons would be taken to the Emnê Sureke National Museum for display and preservation. However, this decision was later changed. According to the decision, the burned weapons will be preserved in the same location where they were burned, in the Casene Cave.”