Cemile Öcalan, 95, lost 6 of her children during the conflict. She stated that her pain would be alleviated with a lasting peace and said, " We buried our most beautiful children to see a beautiful day."
Politician and former CHP MP Melda Onur stated that the government must change its rhetoric regarding the new peace process, and emphasized that any commission established in Parliament should include not only political parties but also civil society organizations.
In the joint declaration read at the 23rd Ordinary Congress of the KNK, a call was made to all Kurdish forces: “Let’s unite through a National Conference.”
The Italian delegation that wanted to visit Shengal and Makhmur was prevented by Iraqi forces.
Abdullah Oncel, Chair of the Riha Bar Association, emphasized the need for constitutional and legal forms based on equal citizenship and mother tongue education to achieve lasting societal peace. He underlined the importance of implementing the “Right to hope”.
Nazire Birlik, the mother of Hacı Lokman Birlik, who was tied to an armoured vehicle and dragged on the ground, said: "There will be no peace until Abdullah Öcalan's words are fulfilled. We want to live freely in the land we live in."
Hikmet Akdoğan, the mother of Abdulkadir Akdoğan, an ill prisoner held in Bolu High Security Prison, said: "Mothers should be reunited with their sons through a legal arrangement."
Serhat Cakmak, Co-Chair of the Association of Lawyers for Freedom (OHD), stated that applying the "right to hope" to Abdullah Öcalan is essential given his role in the ongoing peace process.
Aysegul Dogan, spokesperson for the Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, called on Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş to take initiative in establishing a parliamentary commission.
The "Hope League" project launched in North and East Syria and the Federated Kurdistan Region under the leadership of the Barça Foundation.
Report prepared by legal and civil society organizations on 20 prisons reveals numerous rights violations, including strip searches, denial of access to medical care, torture, and ill-treatment. It was also noted that in some prisons, two prisoners forced to share a single bunk bed.
The series-documentary "Kurdish Revival" started broadcasting on its own website.
Commenting on the ongoing debates about the Treaty of Lausanne, historian Sedat Ulugana said, “The resolution of the Kurdish issue does not lie in abolishing Lausanne. The solution is the establishment of a democratic and pluralist constitution.”
Families who lost their relatives during the conflict process stated that they are behind Abdullah Öcalan's call and demanded peace and freedom.
Vice President of the Federation of Eastern and Southeastern Associations Mehmet Ihsan Tas said that they trust Abdullah Öcalan and ready to contribute to the solution.