09.07.2025 18:13
Following the confirmation that the PKK will lay down its arms in Sulaymaniyah on July 11, contacts within the government have increased. The Speaker of the Grand National Assembly, Numan Kurtulmuş, hosted President Erdoğan in the Assembly, followed by MIT President İbrahim Kalın.
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Following the historic video message from PKK terrorist organization leader Abdullah Öcalan, the date and place for the PKK to lay down arms have been clarified. DEM Party Spokesperson Ayşegül Doğan stated at a press conference, "We are at a historic threshold; the PKK will lay down arms in Sulaymaniyah on July 11."
ERDOĞAN'S VISIT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
After the critical development, two important meetings also took place in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM). President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited TBMM Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş in his office.
Kurtulmuş expressed in a social media post regarding the matter, "I was very pleased to host our President Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the TBMM. The strong support of our President for the work of our Gazi Assembly, which is the embodiment of the national will, is a great source of strength for us. I express my gratitude to His Excellency for his wishes of success on the occasion of my election in the new term."
MEETING BETWEEN MIT PRESIDENT KALIN AND KURTULMUŞ
Additionally, TBMM Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş received the President of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT), İbrahim Kalın. According to a statement made from the official social media account of the TBMM, during the meeting, MIT President Kalın made a comprehensive presentation to TBMM Speaker Kurtulmuş regarding the progress in the "Terror-Free Turkey" process.
THE TERROR-FREE TURKEY PROCESS WAS DISCUSSED
The statement included, "Additionally, during the meeting, evaluations were made regarding the commencement of the handover of arms and the roadmap to be followed thereafter, as well as the commission planned to be established in the TBMM within the scope of the Terror-Free Turkey process." The closed-door meeting lasted for 1 hour and 10 minutes.
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