Those who lost their lives in May commemorated in Amed
People who lost their lives in Kurdish freedom struggle in May were commemorated in an event held in the Bismil district of Amed (Diyarbakır, Turkey).
Conference on the ‘Democratic Transformation of the Republic’ to be held
“The Democratic Transformation of the Republic in Its Second Century” will be held in Istanbul on June 13–14.
Amed Bar Association Chair: Mr Abdullah Öcalan’s role must be given legal status
Amed (Diyarbakır, Turkey) Bar Association Chair Abdulkadir Güleç said the expectation among Kurds is for Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s role in the process to be granted legal status.
Circassian genocide still awaits reckoning and justice after 162 years
162 years after the mass killings and forced deportations of millions of Circassians in the Caucasus, demands for justice and recognition continue. Turgut Aydın of the Patriotic Revolutionary Circassian Movement (YDÇH) said confronting the past remained essential to prevent similar atrocities against other peoples in the future.
‘The media’s language must first be transformed into the language of peace’
Journalist Tuğçe Tatari has said the media has a crucial role in building public support for peace, arguing that “the language of the media must first be transformed into the language of peace”.
Prof. Novelli: Causes of inequality behind conflicts must be addressed
Prof. Mario Novelli has said reducing conflict resolution processes solely to disarmament is insufficient, stressing that the root causes that give rise to conflict must be properly addressed.
He searchs for his father’s perpetrators for 34 years: Real peace requires reckoning
Eren Baskın, who has spent 34 years seeking justice for his father, who was killed after being taken into custody, said a commission announced by the Justice Ministry must investigate all unresolved murders.
600 Efrîn families in Kobanê return to their homes
A group of 600 displaced Efrîn (Afrin, Syria) families has returned to their homes.
Wave of violence in Wan: 32 deaths in one year
Thirty people lost their lives in armed clashes in Wan in 2025 alone. Many of the incidents reportedly stemmed from “land conflicts.”
ÖHD Co-Chair Çakmak: Interlocutor status must not be reduced to dissolution of the organisation
Evaluating the current stage of the process, ÖHD Co-Chair Serhat Çakmak said that Devlet Bahçeli’s statements were valuable at a time when the process had stalled, but remained insufficient in content and unanswered because they had not been implemented by the government.
Hasan Cemal: I want to meet Öcalan face to face
Stressing that Abdullah Öcalan’s status must be recognized, Journalist and writer Hasan Cemal said, “If we, Turks and Kurds in Turkey, establish democracy properly, then there will no longer be such a thing as the Kurdish issue.”
TAJÊ holds third congress in Shengal
The 3rd Congress of the Êzidî Women's Freedom Movement (TAJÊ) hold its third congess in Shengal with the participation of 250 delegates.
What do people think about the process and what are their demands?
According to people who participated in the “Take a Step for Peace” marches, the first condition for the process to move forward is the physical freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and political prisoners. Education in the mother tongue and an end to the appointment of trustees are among the public’s main demands.
Peace Academic Acar: Peace must include everyone
Emphasizing that peace processes must encompass all sections of society, Peace Academic Yasemin Gülsüm Acar said, “If it does not include everyone, it cannot be peace. If the leaders make peace but we do not, this cannot last.”
‘Abdullah Öcalan’s release is not symbolic but a structural element for lasting peace’
Emphasizing that global support is decisive in the implementation of the “right to hope,” Professor Gianni Piazza stated, “Without the possibility for Abdullah Öcalan to communicate, negotiate, and contribute politically, any peace process remains incomplete.”