18.05.2025 20:21
The DEM Party Delegation made the first statement following the meeting with PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan in Imralı. In the statement, it was said, "There is a need for a new contract based on the law of brotherhood."
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The DEM Party delegation, which met with the terrorist organization leader Abdullah Öcalan in Imralı, stated in their first statement, "There is a need for a new contract based on the law of brotherhood."
After the decision of the terrorist organization PKK to disband and lay down arms, the DEM Party delegation visited Imralı Island for the first time to meet with the PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan.
FIRST STATEMENT AFTER THE MEETING
After returning from Imralı, the delegation made a statement. In the statement, it was said, "There is a need for a new contract based on the law of brotherhood."
ÖCALAN'S MESSAGE WAS ALSO SHARED
Furthermore, the DEM Party delegation shared the message of the terrorist organization leader Abdullah Öcalan after their meeting in Imralı.
The statement made by the delegation is as follows: "As the DEM Party Imralı Delegation, we held a meeting with Mr. Abdullah Öcalan on May 18, 2025, on Imralı Island. During the meeting, Mr. Öcalan conveyed the following message to the public:
It has remained a regret for me not to speak with Sırrı Süreyya Önder one last time. He has a valuable memory. It needs to be preserved. He was a wise person for Turkey. We will not let his absence be felt.
There is a need for a new contract based on the law of brotherhood. What we are doing represents a significant paradigm shift. The nature of the Turkish-Kurdish relationship is entirely different; what has been damaged is the brotherly relationship. Brothers may fight, but one cannot be without the other. We are clearing the traps and mines that disrupt this relationship one by one, and we are repairing the damaged roads and bridges.
Through our delegation, I would like to express my gratitude to the intellectuals who conveyed their messages and wishes of solidarity regarding me and the peace and brotherhood process we have developed, especially to Alain Badiou and Slavoj Zizek. I hope to meet in common international and socialist endeavors."
5TH VISIT IN THE "TERROR-FREE TURKEY" PROCESS
The DEM Party visited Imralı Island for the 5th time, including today's visit, following the "Terror-Free Turkey" process initiated by MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli on October 22. The DEM Party Imralı Delegation had previously visited Imralı on December 28, 2024, January 22, February 27, and April 21, making today’s meeting the 5th meeting since the beginning of the process.
In the first two meetings, Sırrı Süreyya Önder and Pervin Buldan were present. In the third meeting, in addition to Pervin Buldan and Sırrı Süreyya Önder, the Co-Chairs of the DEM Party, Tülay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakırhan, as well as lawyers from the Asrın Law Office, Cengiz Çiçek and Faik Özgür Erol, and Ahmet Türk were present.
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