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How the Framework Law Sorts a Returning PKK Member

The 12-article law offers immediate physical freedom followed by delayed legal rehabilitation. Every stage is triggered by the state, and eligibility turns on the offence a member carries.

Gate 1 · State verification
Ankara confirms the PKK has dissolved and abandoned its weapons irreversibly
Gate 2 · Application window
A six-month window opens for members to apply
Sorted by offence
Pre-2005 offences carrying life or aggravated life
Excluded from the framework
Left to be addressed, if at all, through later stages of the process
Sentence below 15 years
Suspension
5 years
Under supervision
Free, restricted
Case or sentence dropped on compliance
Sentence above 15 years
Suspension
10 years
Under supervision
Free, restricted
Case or sentence dropped on compliance

Reading the flow. Whether suspension leaves the conviction intact or extinguishes the prosecution will only be clear from the official text, and the two readings carry different political consequences. There is no general amnesty and no article on Abdullah Ocalan's legal status.

Source: TNC, based on party briefings and Turkish media reporting on the draft @Natlcontext