Grand National Assembly (TBMM)

The DEM Party Central Executive Board determined the distribution of duties at its first post-congress meeting chaired by co-chairs Tülay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakırhan. Ayşegül Doğan became party spokesperson, and Serhat Eren became general treasurer.…

AK Party (AKP) Head of Election Affairs Ali İhsan Yavuz said that if the parliament renews the elections, President Erdoğan can run again, noting that bringing the date forward by one week would be sufficient.…

In an analysis for Anadolu Agency, Chief Presidential Advisor and Deputy Chair of the Legal Policies Board Mehmet Uçum argued that a new constitution is "inevitable"; without ruling out the 28th term, he pointed to the 29th Legislative Term after the 2028 elections as a more realistic target.…

Speaker of the Grand National Assembly (TBMM) Numan Kurtulmuş told civil society representatives in Kırşehir that the monitoring and verification commission envisioned for the "Terror-Free Türkiye" process will be formed when Parliament opens on October 1. Kurtulmuş urged Israel not to pursue "crude illusions."…

In the moral damages lawsuit filed by Fuat Oktay, the Constitutional Court ruled that ordering Özel to pay 10,000 lira constituted a violation of freedom of expression; it decided that Özel should be paid 50,000 lira in compensation and that the file be sent back to the Ankara 25th Civil Court of First Instance for retrial.[TRUNC]…

Grand National Assembly (TBMM) Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş met with civil society representatives in Kırşehir and stated that the process dubbed "Terror-free Türkiye" has progressed successfully so far. According to both reports' headlines, a monitoring commission will be established for the process.…

At its meeting on September 15-16, 2026, the committee, citing rulings by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), called on Türkiye to ensure the "immediate release" of former HDP co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ. It also requested clarification on whether the new law covers applicants in the Demirtaş case file.…

According to Sözcü, Cemil Bayık, a senior figure of the PKK (listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the EU and the US), said in a statement on the process, "We will not lay down arms if Apo is not freed," and argued that the law passed in the Grand National Assembly (TBMM) does not meet their demands.…

According to information Cumhuriyet reported as coming from behind-the-scenes sources, the possibility that two İYİ Party lawmakers and one Yeni Parti lawmaker could join AKP is being discussed for the legislative year starting on October 1. According to the newspaper, 19 lawmakers have moved to AKP since the 2023 elections.…

İYİ Party Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu, in an interview with Sözcü, said "The final word belongs to the nation" regarding the "Terror-Free Türkiye" process and described claims that a house was being built at İmralı for a convict as a "crime."…

Justice Minister Akın Gürlek, speaking at the MHP Provincial Headquarters in Adana, said that for the regulation passed in the Grand National Assembly (TBMM) with 467 votes in favor to take effect, the organization must be dissolved with all its elements, weapons must be fully handed over, this must be determined and confirmed by the National Security Council (MGK), and the decision must be published in the Official Gazette.…