The National Security Council meeting will be held in Beştepe
Quick Look
- The National Security Council will hold a meeting in Beştepe under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
- The agenda will include the Terrorism-Free Turkey process, PKK/KCK disarmament, talks on Iraq, Ukraine-Russia war, Black Sea navigation security, US-Iran negotiations and Houthi attacks in Yemen.
- The decision of the MGK that the actual existence of terrorist organizations has ended is awaited.
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Why It Matters
The National Security Council is the highest decision-making mechanism that determines Türkiye's security policies. The terror-free Türkiye process will begin with the disarmament of the PKK/KCK, and for this process to officially begin, a decision from the MGK is required that the actual existence of the organization has ended.
The National Security Council (MGK) meeting will be held in Beştepe under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
In order for the legal regulations regarding the Terror-Free Türkiye process to come into effect at the meeting, a MGK decision stating that the disarmament has been completed is required.
In this context, it is expected that the latest situation in the field will be evaluated comprehensively at the meeting.
TITLES ON THE TABLE
The steps to be taken in the regions where the terrorist organization is preparing to evacuate, especially Sinjar, and the contacts carried out with the Iraqi Central Government and the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government during the disarmament process will be discussed at the MGK.
At the Board meeting, the latest developments regarding the Ukraine-Russia war, navigation security in the Black Sea and the ongoing negotiation process between the USA and Iran will be evaluated.
It is expected that the attacks of the Houthi forces in Yemen against Saudi Arabia and efforts to ensure navigation security in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait will also be on the table at the meeting.
MGK DECISION IS EXPECTED
According to the first article of the Law on Strengthening National Solidarity and Social Integration, which was prepared for the terrorism-free Turkey process and is publicly known as the framework law, in order for all procedures to begin, it must be determined by the security institutions that the PKK/KCK and its affiliated entities have ended their actual existence and handed over the weapons and ammunition under their control.
This determination will be required to be confirmed by the decision of the National Security Council (MGK) and the decision to be published in the Official Gazette.
After the MGK decision is published in the Official Gazette, the framework law will officially come into force and the 6-month application period will begin.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The MGK will take the necessary decision for the Terror-Free Türkiye process at its meeting and this decision will be published in the Official Gazette.
Very likely · Within days
The 6-month application period will begin after the MGK decision is published in the Official Gazette.
Very likely · Within months
Open Questions
- When will the MGK decision be taken?
- What steps will be followed in the disarmament process?
- What are the details of the talks with Iraq?
- What are the priority measures for Black Sea navigation safety?
