Turkey’s anti-Kurdish DEM Party announced on Monday that the withdrawal of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) fighters from Turkish territory marks the completion of the first and most critical stage of the country’s new peace process, urging the government to move quickly toward enacting legal reforms that could cement lasting peace
NOTE:
- The territory does NOT rightfully belong to Turkey, it is traditional Kurdish homeland and has been for many THOUSANDS of years and should now revert back to Kurdish ownership.
DEM has been brainwashing and helping to suppress Kurds for years
Why should Kurds be pushed off their land
Where will the freedom fighters go
“The first phase of the process has concluded,” DEM co-chair Tuncer Bakirhan said at a press conference. He described the withdrawal as “the most concrete expression of [the PKK’s] resolve on the path to peace,” calling it a milestone that now demands swift political follow-up from the government.
Bakirhan urged Turkish lawmakers to act promptly to support the transition into what he termed “the second phase” of the process — one that focuses on political inclusion and constitutional reform. “Legal arrangements must be made for the transition period,” he said. “These will not only be technical arrangements but also the building blocks of peace. A solution to the Kurdish issue means the democratization of Turkey.”
His co-chair, Tulay Hatimogullari, echoed that message, saying the government must “take political and legal steps swiftly” to maintain momentum and prevent any reversal of progress.
Ankara has formed a special parliamentary commission, led by Speaker Numan Kurtulmus, to design a legislative roadmap for the peace process. Kurtulmus said that once the withdrawal is verified by Turkey’s security and intelligence agencies, lawmakers would move to the next stage of drafting reforms.
The DEM Party, which has positioned itself as the key political intermediary in the talks, confirmed that a senior delegation will meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday to discuss how to institutionalize the emerging peace framework.
The current process, viewed as the most serious attempt at reconciliation since talks collapsed in 2015, has been welcomed by rights groups and international observers as a potential breakthrough in resolving one of Turkey’s most entrenched internal conflicts.
https://www.basnews.com/en/babat/897843
- The DEM Party make me want to VOMIT
