Anti-Terror Law of Turkey

[1][2] The ATA was passed in 1991 during the Gulf War alongside the declaration of martial law in the country.

The PKK established its base of operations in Northern Iraq, close to Southeastern Turkey in 1991.

Due to this and the rising Kurdish nationalism in Turkey, the ATA was enacted and enforced.

According to its contents, some act that are crimes according to the Turkish Penal Code (TPC) are redefined as terrorist.

It "regulates rewards, remedies, and protection mechanisms for the Public Officials engaged in the struggle against terrorism and those helping authorities.

The broad definitions provided for terrorist acts and organizations in the first section allow for more actions to fall under the law's scope.

The SSC was scrutinized for several reasons by the two organisations, including the fact that one judge and one prosecutor for each trial were from the Turkish military, the stricter procedures, the reliance on a special investigative branch of the security forces, and the extended hours of incommunicado detention and the limitations on lawyers that the accused endure.