Emphasizing the importance of including all segments of society in the peace process, former CHP Istanbul MP Prof. Dr. Mehmet Bekaroglu stated, “Peace will be a gain for everyone living in this country. A language of peace must be established and conveyed to society.”
At least 46 ill prisoners, 11 of whom are in critical condition, are currently held in prisons across the Cukurova region. Mehtap Sert from the Human Rights Association (IHD) emphasized the urgent need for their release.
Janis Ehling, Secretary General of Die Linke (The Left) Party, described the PKK’s congress as a historic opportunity, stating: “As a first step, it is absolutely necessary to free Abdullah Öcalan from prison and enter into real peace negotiations.”
Hizne Arslan has been searching for the remains of her 19-year-old daughter Hacer for 9 years, and for her uncle İhsan Arslan for 30 years. Despite her immense grief, she calls for peace to prevent other families from suffering the same.
DEM Party MP and Parliamentary Justice Commission member Onur Dusunmez has called for legal reforms and the release of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, stressing that peace in Turkey cannot be achieved while Öcalan remains in isolation.
Access to the YouTube accounts of Kurdish journalists has been blocked in Turkey.
The Conference of Kurdish Women Parliamentarians, organized under the leadership of TJA, continues on its second day with workshops.
Describing Ali Haydar Kaytan, “He was a genius in ideological and political terms. He was a disciplined and strong critic.”
DEM Party made a statement after their meeting with AKP and said: "During the meeting, the expectations of the society and our party were clearly expressed, especially regarding the execution package, the rgulations on ill prisoners and the enactment of these regulations before the feast."
The meeting between DEM Party Co-Chairs Tuncer Bakirhan and Tulay Hatimogullari and AKP officials lasted about two and a half hours.
French philosopher Catherine Malabou and Australian feminist philosopher Elizabeth Grosz have sent messages of support for Abdullah Öcalan’s “Call for Peace and Democratic Society” and the PKK’s congress resolutions.
The meeting between DEM Party Co-chairs Tuncer Bakirhan and Tulay Hatimogullari and AKP officials has started.
The family of Miğdat Erkek, who was buried 29 years ago in the garden of Üçdamlar Gendarmerie Station Command in Licê, applied to IHD Amed Branch.
In the final declaration of the Interim Meeting of the Democratic Local Governments Board of the DEM Party, it was stated that central tutelage should be ended, the reservation on the Charter of Local Self-Government should be removed, the practice of kayyum should be ended and the definition of co-chairship should be made in the law.
Alevi associations have expressed their support for Abdullah Öcalan's call and said they are ready to take responsibility in the process if offered.