Politics · Turkey · 9 hrs ago
Turkey's interior minister says conditions favor 'Terror-Free Türkiye' process
Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi spoke in Batman about the government’s “Terror-Free Türkiye” process.
He said the process has become a state policy with parliamentary backing, and said 467 lawmakers supported a law related to it.
Çiftçi said there was no bargaining or concession to a terrorist organization as part of the process.
He recalled past security restrictions he experienced while serving in eastern Türkiye, and said those conditions are now in the past.
He argued that domestic and international conditions are favorable for the process to succeed.
Çiftçi said officials across the country’s interior and security services must coordinate on a shared roadmap for the process.
Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi said conditions inside and outside Türkiye favor the “Terror-Free Türkiye” process.
Speaking at a panel in Batman, he said he expected the process to succeed in a short time.
Çiftçi described the process as a state policy and said it had received support from parliament and political leaders.
He said 467 lawmakers had supported a law related to the process.
Çiftçi said no bargaining or concessions had been made with the terrorist organization.
- Who
- Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi.
- What
- He said conditions favor the “Terror-Free Türkiye” process and expressed confidence it would succeed soon.
- When
- October 17, 2026.
- Where
- Batman, Türkiye.
- Why
- Çiftçi said domestic and international conditions were favorable and that the state and parliament had shown strong political will.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a call to strengthen the domestic front, according to Çiftçi.
Çiftçi met with governors, police chiefs and gendarmerie commanders from 11 provinces in Batman.
Çiftçi spoke at a panel on a terror-free Türkiye, social peace and the law of brotherhood in Batman.
- Speaker
- Mustafa Çiftçi, interior minister
- Location
- Batman, Türkiye
- Meeting
- Officials from 11 provinces attended a meeting before the panel
- Parliamentary support
- 467 lawmakers supported the law, according to Çiftçi
- Previous call
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s 2024 call to strengthen the domestic front
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What people are saying
The domestic and international climate is extremely favorable for the process to succeed.
We will get results in a short time.
Was there any bargaining with the terrorist organization? Absolutely not. Were any concessions made? None were made.