NEWS CENTER - The DEM Party Imrali Delegation stated in a press release following their meeting with Abdullah Ocalan that he said: "‘With the realization of an original and comprehensive peace law based on the rule of law in this transition period we are in, political violence and non-democratic interventions will be removed from Turkey’s agenda."
People's Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party Imrali Delegation members Pervin Buldan, Mithat Sancar, and Faik Ozgur Erol met with Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan on Imrali Island.
In a statement, the DEM Party Imrali Delegation said: “On 2 December 2025, we held a nearly four-hour meeting with Mr. Abdullah Ocalan on İmralı Island. The positive impact and outcomes of last week’s parliamentary commission meeting were mutually assessed.”
The statement continued:
“Regarding the recently intensified rhetoric and moves against the process, Mr. Ocalan recalled the sabotage attempts developed against past initiatives for a solution. He pointed out that a recurring pattern in all of these processes is what he described as a ‘coup mentality.’ He emphasized that this should not be understood as a classical coup attempt, but rather as efforts to create a fragile and dangerous environment by acting against every step taken to move the process forward. He said: ‘Today, it is these circles that act as the carriers of extralegal forces.
On the other hand, a political and social will to overcome the coup tradition, which has been a culture, a style of politics, and a form of organization, both covert and overt, that marked the first century of Turkey, is also growing stronger,’ and made the following assessment: ‘With the realization of an original and comprehensive peace law based on the rule of law in this transition period we are in, political violence and non-democratic interventions will be removed from Turkey’s agenda. We can also call this a transition law to the century of peace. Our statement of 27 February is, in this sense as well, a guiding program. All steps taken in this direction are clear expressions of the responsibility we have assumed and our goal of living together on these lands in fraternity.
‘Any political and social group in Turkey that wishes to use its chance at governance and power correctly must approach political problems consistently and become a partner in democratic solutions. This process is about ensuring the Kurds’ participation in the republic through legal means and building a democratic republic with the broadest possible social unity. I would like to once again state that we have strong will and a determined stance toward the process that is moving forward in this direction.’”