Speaking at a public meeting in Çewlîg (Bingol), Tuncer Bakirhan said of the Republican People's Party (CHP)'s decision not to visit Imralı, "They are trying to turn opposition to the government into opposition to a solution. The CHP must read the Kurdish issue correctly. This is what we expect from the CHP," he stated.
All that remains of the victims of the Halabja Massacre, who survived and lived for four years in areas converted into camps as part of the “Köykent” project in Mûş (Muş), are their graves. The people of Mûş are taking care of these unclaimed graves.
Lawyer Erdal Kuzu, drawing attention to the fact that the Uğur Kaymaz case has repeatedly become a case of rights violations, stated that if the process is successful, “new mechanisms must be created to meet the demands of those who have suffered rights violations.”
Çukurova Migration Monitoring and Research Association (Çukurova GÖÇ-DER) Co-chair Mehmet Ali Oral stated that the process cannot move forward without the removal of village guards, mined areas and grazing bans, saying, "Three million people are waiting for a solution to return to their villages."
AKP commission members, who convened to discuss the İmralı agenda, decided that "together with the People's Alliance, we will vote in favour of the visit."
Zeinab Jalalian, who has been held in Yezid Prison for 20 years, is not receiving treatment despite three weeks having passed since her operation, and her health checks are being obstructed.
Human Rights Association (IHD) Mersin Branch co-chair Gazi Inci stated that the state’s inaction stems from its insistence on a security-focused mindset. “The obstacle to citizenship status is not the organization, but the state itself,” he said.
Journalist Hüseyin Aykol has been started on different antibiotics after a new bacterium was detected in his lungs. A blood transfusion will also be administered.
Following the decision of the commission to convene with the agenda of visiting Abdullah Öcalan, both the AKP and CHP have decided to hold internal meetings with their own members.
Speaking at the 6th Middle East Peace and Security Forum in Duhok, Ilham Ahmed emphasized that the Kurdish issue has remained unresolved for 100 years and noted that any peace that does not include women cannot be sustainable.
The latest field research reports sent by SAMER to Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan were returned with the note “Not accepted by the institution.”
Speaking at the forum in Duhok, SDF General Commander Mazloum Abdi called for equal opportunities for Rojava in Syria’s reconstruction and emphasized that the process initiated by Abdullah Öcalan is an opportunity for the entire Middle East.
Provincial heads of the Saadet Party, DEVA and CHP in Wan (Van) said the government must take action for the continuation of the process, adding: “What is essential is to implement legal regulations based on the concept of justice.”
Lawyer Eren Keskin stated that the Forensic Medicine Institute (ATK) prolonged the process by releasing DNA results one year after the death of Rojin Kabaiş, adding: “ATK has worked to conceal torture up until today.”
Yasin Aktaş, Co-chair of the Riha (Urfa) Branch of the Lawyers for Freedom Association (ÖHD), stated that there is no need for a legal amendment to implement the “right to hope” for Abdullah Öcalan, emphasizing: “We are a party to the European Convention on Human Rights. If the Convention is respected, the ‘right to hope’ can be applied.”