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.”
Thousands gather for peace in Amed: First step is status for Abdullah Öcalan
Speaking at the “Take a Step for Peace” march attended by thousands, DEM Party Co-Chair Tülay Hatimoğulları listed the steps that should be taken, starting with establishing a legal status for Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
‘Take a Step for Peace’ call in İstanbul: Thousands march in Kadıköy
Thousands gathered in Kadıköy demanding peace, democracy and a political solution. Speakers highlighted calls for changing Abdullah Öcalan’s conditions, releasing political prisoners and ending trustee appointments to municipalities.
Thousands march in Wan demanding Abdullah Öcalan’s freedom
Thousands of people marched under the slogan “Take a Step for Peace” in a demonstration led by the DEM Party, demanding the physical freedom and official status of Abdullah Öcalan.
Mass peace march in Ankara: Establish free conditions for Mr. Öcalan
Stating that Turkey is at a historic turning point, DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan said, “We said that Mr. Öcalan’s conditions for free communication, living and working must be established. What is everyone waiting for?”
Tülay Hatimoğulları at the peace forum: Grant Öcalan a status to remove obstacles
Speaking at the "Social Peace and Freedom Forum," DEM Party Co-Chair Tülay Hatimoğulları stated that the voice of peace from Amed is being sent to all of Turkey and called for Abdullah Öcalan's status to be recognized to remove the obstacles to peace.
Italian politician Grimaldi: Öcalan is a political and intellectual vanguard
Italian politician Marco Grimaldi, one of the signatories of a letter to the Committee advocating for Abdullah Öcalan’s ‘right to hope,’ described Öcalan as a political and intellectual vanguard and stressed the need for legal measures to advance the process.
Thyroid cancer prisoner with 65 percent disability not released
Seriously ill prisoner Abdülmenaf Aytaç is not being released despite his worsening health conditions and an official report stating that he is 65 percent disabled.