Speaking about the peace process, Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus said: “We will finalise the project, which we have turned into public support, as soon as possible. Weapons will be silenced; brotherhood and solidarity will prevail.”
Speaking at the Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Qoser (Kiziltepe) district congress, Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party MP Saliha Aydeniz said: "If the state wants to solve this problem, it must ensure the freedom of Mr Ocalan."
DEM Party MP Cengiz Candar stated that Abdullah Öcalan is the central actor in the ongoing process and emphasized that Turkey must change its policy toward Syrian Kurds. “Putting the Syrian issue in front of the domestic process is like putting the cart before the horse,” he said.
Veteran Kurdish politician Ahmet Türk emphasized that the state must take steps “in line with the spirit of the process,” calling for transparency and concrete action in the ongoing Peace and Democratic Society Process. Türk said: “We are not compromising on democracy or our political principles. The freedom of Abdullah Öcalan would contribute greatly to Turkey’s democracy.”
Journalist Aykan Sever stated that Presiden Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned from his US visit with “specific tasks” assigned by Donald Trump, emphasizing: “Erdogan’s primary mission is to end Gaza and Hamas. Other Muslim countries attending the meeting also supported the goal fo eliminating Hamas.”
President of the Federated Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani met with Justice and Development Party (AKP) Leader and President Tayyip Erdoğan during his official visit to Turkey.
President of the Federated Kurdistan Regional Government Nechirvan Barzani met with Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara as part of his visit to Turkey.
Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party Parliamentary Group Deputy Chair Sezai Temelli said, “As Mr. Öcalan himself has emphasized, a determined negotiation ground must be established,” stressing that the resolution of the Kurdish issue requires direct dialogue and political will.
Chair of the "National Solidarity, Brotherhood and Democracy Commission" and Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus said he hopes to present the commission's recommendations to the Parliamentary General Assembly for study as soon as possible.
The meeting between the DEM Party, MHP, AKP Chair and President Tayyip Erdoğan and Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş has ended.
DEM Party, MHP, AKP chair and President Tayyip Erdoğan and Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş met after the opening of the Parliament and the first session.
"Abdullah Öcalan is the main actor of the Peace and Democratic Society Process and the commission should meet with him", politicians said.
Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party Group Deputy Chairperson Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit said, "Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş must do his part to ensure that the commission meets with Mr. Öcalan.”
Making a statement on the work of the commission and presenting their suggestions, Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party members of the commission said: "Listening to Abdullah Öcalan by the commission should be considered as a necessity for the permanent solution of the problem."
Özgür Özel was re-elected as the Chair of the Republican's People's Party's (CHP) 22nd Extraordinary Congress.