The Parliamentary Commission established for the resolution of the Kurdish issue as part of the Peace and Democratic Society Process, is holding its second meeting, after the first one on August 5.
The ‘National Solidarity, Brotherhood, and Democracy Commission’, established in Parliament as part of the Peace and Democratic Society Process, has started its second meeting in the Parliament Ceremony Hall.
At the meeting, National Intelligence Organization President İbrahim Kalın, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, and National Defense Minister Yaşar Güler are expected to answer questions from commission members regarding the process and provide information.
The minutes of the meeting, which is closed to the visual and written press, will be kept confidential until the commission decides otherwise.
The commission, consisting of 48 deputies, includes 21 members from the AKP, 10 from the CHP, 4 from the MHP, 4 from the DEM Party, 3 from Yeni Yol, and 1 member each from the DSP, YRP, TİP, EMEP, BBP, and HÜDA PAR.
The first meeting of the commission was held on August 5 under the chairmanship of Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş.
During the meeting, Kurtulmuş presented a 12-article draft regarding the rules and procedures of the commission. The opposition opposed some phrases within the 12-article draft. While no significant changes were made to the first five articles, a major change was made to Article 6. Initially, it stated: “Decisions are taken by a three-fifths majority of those attending the meeting.” This was changed to: “Decisions are taken by a three-fifths majority of the total number of members.”
In Article 7, the phrase “The commission may decide not to record minutes when deemed necessary” was changed to: “Decisions of meetings determined to be held behind closed doors are confidential.”
The revised draft was then submitted to the commission. All members of the commission voted in favor of it.
On the same day, the commission was officially named the “National Solidarity, Brotherhood and Democracy Commission.” The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) had previously proposed the name “National Unity and Solidarity Commission.” The Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), on the other hand, had insisted that the concepts of “peace” and “democracy” be included in the commission’s name.
Deputies who did not have the opportunity to speak at the first meeting will take the floor at the second meeting.
