Demirtas and Mirzakli declare support for the peace process and the Framework Law

Turkey Service – Selahattin Demirtas and Selcuk Mirzakli, in a joint message about the "Framework Law", expressed their gratitude to Abdullah Öcalan and other individuals who have played a role in the peace process and said that this process should be carried out with a measured and responsible approach without creating a sense of victory or defeat.

Erdogan and Bahçeli meet before the Turkish National Security Council meeting

Service Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the National Movement Party, an hour before the National Security Council meeting. The proposed “Framework Law” for the Peace and Democratic Society Process is expected to be one of the focal points of the meeting; although an official explanation of its agenda has not yet been published.

PKK Commander:

Without Öcalan's release, neither disarmament nor peace process will proceed

Turkey Service - Helin Omid, one of the senior PKK commanders, criticized the continued isolation of Abdullah Öcalan and the cessation of meetings with him, emphasizing that the continuation of the peace process and any progress in the disarmament process is only possible if Öcalan enjoys physical freedom and can directly lead this process.

Devlet Bahçeli:

Turkey's position is not Europe's waiting room, it is Europe's decision-making table

Service Turkey - Emphasizing the increase in Ankara's strategic position in NATO and regional security equations, the head of the Turkish National Movement Party (MHP) said that Turkey is no longer a country that is kept in the "waiting room" of the European Union, but rather should be in a position where strategic decisions of Europe and the world are made.

Why are Turkish intellectuals silent about peace with PKK?

World Service - The memory of the arrest of academics, the imprisonment of the supporters of the previous negotiations and the continuation of the security environment in Turkey have caused many intellectuals, writers and artists of this country to refrain from publicly supporting the new peace process between Ankara and the PKK. A process that critics believe still lacks transparency and practical actions of the government.

MHP leader invited Öcalan to play an official role in the political process

Turkey Service - In an unexpected move, Dolat Baghceli, the leader of the Turkish National Movement Party, suggested that the imprisoned leader of the PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, play an official role as the coordinator of the peace and depoliticization process in Turke.