ANKARA – The parliamentary commission established to resolve the Kurdish issue will listen to representatives of foundations, NGOs, Saturday Mothers and Peace Mothers on 19-20 August.
The “National Solidarity, Fraternity and Democracy Commission” established in the Turkish Parliament to address the Kurdish issue will hold its fourth round of meetings on August 19–20. The commission will hear from NGOs, foundations, and families who lost loved ones in the conflict, including the Saturday Mothers and Peace Mothers.
In the meetings, representatives from civil society organizations and human rights groups will share their perspectives on the peace process and its human cost.
On August 19, the first session will begin with a presentation by Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Ozdemir Goktas. Following this, the commission will meet with several veteran and martyr family associations, including the Turkish War Veterans Association, the Association for Martyrs’ Widows and Orphans, and foundations representing families of police and military personnel.
In the second session of the same day, the commission will hear from individuals who staged sit-in protests in front of the HDP Amed (Diyarbakır) office, reportedly organized under the direction of former Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu.
On August 20, the first session will feature the Saturday Mothers and Peace Mothers — groups symbolizing the decades-long call for truth and justice for enforced disappearances and unresolved killings. In the second session, prominent human rights organizations will participate, including the Human Rights Foundation (İHD), the Humanitarian Relief Foundation (İHH), MAZLUMDER, and the Tahir Elçi Human Rights Foundation.
The sessions will be held under the leadership of Parliamentary Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş and are scheduled to begin at 14:00.