What Turkey's PKK Law Does to a Member's Case Over Time

A qualifying member is freed and their case suspended almost at once. Final legal closure arrives only at the end of a five or ten-year probation, and a fresh offence at any point restarts the original proceedings.

Apply Year 2 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10
Five-year clock
Sentences of 15 years or less
Freed, case suspendedrelease, measures lifted
Rights can be restoredboard may apply from year 2
CASE
ENDS
Ten-year clock
Sentences above 15 years, life included
Freed, case suspendedrelease, measures lifted
Rights can be restoredboard may apply from year 3
SENTENCE
SERVED
Reoffend at any point →  Suspension cancelled; the original investigation, trial or sentence resumes with all its consequences
Immediate: freedom and suspension
Five-year track
Ten-year track
Closure: case dropped or sentence served
Source: TNC, based on the twelve-article bill and its justification text @Natlcontext