Politics · Turkey · 13 hrs ago
Turkey’s interior minister says anti-terror effort involves no concessions
Turkey’s Interior Minister, Mustafa Çiftçi, spoke in Konya about the government’s Terörsüz Türkiye effort, which aims to end terrorism in the country.
He said the effort is a state project and involves no bargaining or concessions to the armed group.
Çiftçi said the process began after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called in August 2024 for stronger national unity, and that parliament later approved a legal framework.
Under the sequence he described, the group would disband and give up its weapons, security agencies would verify this, and the National Security Council would confirm it.
A six-month period would then begin, after which courts would make decisions and a return to normal life could start.
Çiftçi said the government would coordinate with the defence ministry, intelligence agency and other institutions to keep the process on track.
He also said his ministry plans to introduce a project called the “Compassion Shield” to help families notice early changes in children’s behaviour, following incidents at schools.
Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi said Turkey’s “Terror-Free Turkey” process involves no bargaining or concessions to a terrorist group.
He said the group is expected to disband and lay down its weapons, with security agencies and the National Security Council verifying the steps before a six-month period begins.
Çiftçi said the process began after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s call in August 2024 to strengthen the domestic front.
He said a framework law was adopted by parliament before it went into recess this year.
Çiftçi also said the government would coordinate with other institutions and take all necessary measures to keep the process on track.
- Who
- Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi.
- What
- He said the “Terror-Free Turkey” process involves no bargaining or concessions to a terrorist group.
- When
- He made the remarks in an interview published on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- In Konya, during an appearance on a private television channel.
- Why
- He said the process aims to end terrorism and address what he called Turkey’s 50-year struggle with it.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
There is no bargaining here, and no concession given to the terrorist organization.
The will of our state is here, the will of our President is here.
For two years, thank God, there has been no news of a martyr.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called for strengthening the domestic front at Malazgirt, which Çiftçi said began the process.
Parliament adopted a framework law to establish the legal basis for the process, according to Çiftçi.
Çiftçi discussed the process in an interview with a private television channel in Konya.
- Minister
- Mustafa Çiftçi
- Interview location
- Konya
- Process began
- August 2024
- Parliamentary step
- A framework law was adopted before parliament’s 2026 recess
- Verification sequence
- Security agencies assess the disarmament; the National Security Council confirms it; a six-month period follows
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