Baver Mizrak, member of the Amed (Diyarbakır) Bar Association Executive Board, described the Peace and Democratic Society Group’s disarmament as a “goodwill gesture” and stressed the urgent need for rapid legal and constitutional reforms.
Dr. Şêrko Heme Emîn, a member of the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) delegation that recently met with PJAK (Kurdistan Free Life Party) officials, spoke to media about the importance of Kurdish unity. “Peace, freedom, and equality are only possible through national unity,” he said.
Lawyer Margaret Owen said that Abdullah Öcalan must be physically free for the success of the "Peace and Democratic Society Process".
In the public meetings held within the scope of "Democratic Society Meetings", citizens expressed their concerns and suggestions regarding the process.
Those who lost their lives in the 14 July Great Death Fast were commemorated in many cities.
Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party Imrali Delegation will meet with Minister of Justice Yilmaz Tunc on Wednesday at 11.00 am local time.
The DEM Party’s Imrali Delegation said in a statement on the alleged notes of the Imrali talks, “No interview notes of documents other than those announced by our delegation should be relied upon.”
Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Ozer was released during the hearing of the trial in the context of "urban concencus". Ozer was not released as he was also under arrest from a different case.
3 members of Kaya family, who were beaten and detained for listening to Kurdish songs, were referred to the court with the request for arrest. Kaya family of 10 people returning from a picnic at 21.00 pm local time yesterday evening in Bayrampasa district of Istanbul was beaten and detained by the police because they were listening to a Kurdish song in their car.
Senior executives from Kudistan Democrat Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) came together in Pirmam.
Saying that they felt sadness and happiness at the same time while watching the disarmament ceremony, Wan residents expressed their gratitude to Abdullah Öcalan and called on the state to take steps.
People’s Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party to meet CHP Chair Ozgur Ozel, MHP Chair Devlet Bahceli and Future Party Ahmet Davutoglu in this week.
In the public meetings held in 3 different neighbourhoods of Şirnex (Şırnak), people shared their opinions and suggestions.
Şile Mayor Özgür Kabadayı and 4 municipality executives were arrested.
Making a statement regarding the talks with the Syrian transitional government, the DAANES said: "We adhere to the goals of the March 15 and July 19 revolution, which call for democracy, justice, and freedom. We affirm that engaging in the political process is our strategic choice."