In a press statement held in front of the former Gayrettepe Istanbul Police Department, one of the known centres of torture, the Human Rights Association (IHD) and the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TIHV) stated: “The events surrounding the March 19, 2025 protests, during which people were tortured at police stations, once again revealed the undeniable historical and ideological continuity of torture.”
Çetin Arkaş’s release was postponed for 3 months by the Prison Administration and Observation Board. The Lawyers for Freedom Association (ÖHD) held a press conference, calling the decision arbitrary and unlawful. Lawyer Rezan Sarıca asked, “How can the brotherhood law be built with such decisions?”
Nurdan Kılıç, a member of the Lawyers for Freedom Association (ÖHD), emphasized that democratic and structural transformation can only take place on a legal foundation and stated that a commission involving all political components should be established before the Parliament closes.
Human Rights Association (İHD) Co-Chair and lawyer Eren Keskin emphasized the importance of inclusive democratic reforms in the current peace process in Turkey. She stated, “A democratic constitution must be created where all identities in this region can express themselves and be represented.”
Peace academic Ulaş Bayraktar highlighted the importance of bringing together those who lost loved ones, saying, “We need a process that questions assumptions. We put everyone into boxes. Maybe we need to forget some of what we know and listen carefully.”
Speaking about the 3rd Conference of the Kurdish Women’s Union Platform held in Amed (Diyarbakır), former MP Mülkiye Birtane said: “The greatest peace must first be achieved internally. This will be through diplomacy based on unity. Women will lead this diplomacy.”
A Museum and Culture House was established in Mevrek village of Digor district of Qers in memory of Qazi Muhammad, the leader of the Republic of Mahabad.
Egîdê Cimo Music School, established in Istanbul within the Ma Music Academy, gave its first graduates.
PJAK warned about the atmosphere of conflict between the Kurdish and Azeri peoples and called on the Azeri people to stand shoulder to shoulder and build "joint institutions".
DEM Party Deputy Group Chair Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit announced that Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş invited the parties to the Parliament for the planned establishment of a commission.
People’s Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party MP Newroz Uysal Aslan submitted a report on rights violations in Bolu Prison to the Parliament. The report drew attention to the fact that prisons have turned into “punishment camps”.
In the final declaration of the “Road to Peace: Memory and Justice” conference held by the Human Rights Association (İHD) in Amed (Diyarbakır), participants called on building social peace. The gathering emphasized the importance of collective responsibility, truth, and justice for a lasting peace process.
The Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) condemned the massacre that took place yesterday in the Mar Elyas church in Damascus.
As the Iran-Israel war enters its 11th day, East Kurdistan-based political analyst Rizgar Roşanî stated that the Iranian regime is on the brink of collapse or overthrow. He emphasized that at such a historic turning point, Kurdish political forces must act responsibly and in coordination to safeguard the national interests and fundamental rights of the Kurdish people.
Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan stated that holding the Kurdish National Congress is a priority agenda item and invited everyone to take responsibility for the realisation of the congress.