AK Party Spokesperson Çelik: There may be new developments within this month.

21.04.2025 18:50

A notable statement regarding the "ceasefire" call from the PKK terrorist organization's leader Öcalan came from AK Party spokesperson Ömer Çelik. Çelik said, "Hopefully, there may be some developments this month that indicate this process has reached a certain stage."

AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik spoke about the "call to lay down arms" made by the terrorist organization PKK's leader Öcalan. Çelik stated, "Hopefully, there may be some developments this month regarding this process reaching a certain stage."

STATEMENT FROM AK PARTY SPOKESPERSON ÇELİK AFTER MKYK

AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik made statements after the MKYK meeting. Çelik spoke about the call to lay down arms made by the terrorist organization PKK's leader Abdullah Öcalan.

"DEVELOPMENTS MAY OCCUR THIS MONTH IN THE PROCESS OF A TERROR-FREE TURKEY"

Pointing to this month, Çelik said, "Hopefully, there may be some developments this month regarding this process reaching a certain stage. These processes come to the agenda with the maturation of certain things. Including the traffic of visits between political parties, ultimately, Turkey should achieve the goal of a terror-free Turkey. The gathering of the terrorist organization's congress and its dissolution, as well as laying down arms, will be a turning point."

Çelik stated: "This will create a situation that is against those who want to destabilize the region through terrorism, and in favor of those who desire more brotherhood, strengthening brotherhood and solidarity in our close geography. We are closely following the process. There is a committee established upon the instruction of our President to closely monitor the process of a terror-free Turkey. The committee meets almost every other day to closely follow the process. We consider this a strategic gain in terms of preventing disaster scenarios in Turkey and the region. Our President and Mr. Bahçeli's will strongly support this."

"THE MAIN ISSUE IS TO EXPAND THE MEASURE OF DEMOCRACY IN TURKEY"

Unfortunately, we see misleading, toxic approaches from the opposition side. There are some actions that can be described as a politics of lies, from the issue of normal childbirth to this point. The main issue here is to expand the measure of democracy in Turkey, the resolution of cultural problems, ethnic and sectarian identity issues. It should be done with a reformist political approach, not with identity-based, ethnic references. It is about removing terrorist organizations from the equation and strengthening solidarity among the peoples of the region."

"THE POPE'S MESSAGE ON GAZA WAS EXTREMELY FAIR"

Key points from AK Party Spokesperson Çelik's statements are as follows: "The Pope's message on Gaza was an extremely fair message. Once again, we extend our condolences to the Vatican state, its family, and the Catholic world. Our dear friend Sırrı Süreyya Önder. Both an artist and a politician. We are very saddened by his illness. Our doctors, who are the best in their field, have intervened regarding his illness. The process is being carried out with sensitivity. He is a friend with whom we have had long conversations about philosophy, art, and politics. His illness has shown that he has touched the lives of people, and the efforts he has made to strengthen our social unity and brotherhood in Turkey have been recognized by everyone. They have shown the support from different segments of Turkey."

Especially in the writings placed across from the hospital and in the messages expressed by those who visited him, it has been seen how the valuable approach he has shown for Turkey to achieve a terror-free Turkey has been appreciated. We wish him, our friend, and our dear ones a speedy recovery. In recent times, as the parliamentary work on the terror-free Turkey process has ended, we would message and meet. There would be conversations until midnight. His health status would come up. We pray for him. We extend our best wishes to his esteemed mother, his daughter Ceren, his siblings, and his loved ones. We see how closely our mutual friends, the doctors, are concerned. We express our gratitude to the healthcare personnel at all levels there."

On this occasion, there have been ugly and bad discussions that have saddened us all. We need to highlight good things, brotherhood, and true words. We need to amplify the true words. Those who speak ill should be left to themselves. It was also seen in his illness that almost all segments of society recognize him as one of the symbolic figures of the terror-free Turkey process, and there is a great effort and desire for this process to succeed. Due to some past practices, we have lifted the policies of denial, assimilation, and rejection against our Kurdish citizens by signing democratic reforms during our governments.

Despite threats and political assassination threats in very risky, dark times, this path has been followed under the leadership of our President. With the historic call of our President and Mr. Bahçeli, a brand new era has begun. It is evident that there is a necessity to deepen our social unity, expand the measure of democracy, and increase solidarity with our neighbors in our region and close surroundings. We see some centers of disaster scenarios. Regardless of whether they are Turkmen, Arabs, Sunnis, Shiites, Alevis, or Yazidis, we see the centers that want to create discord, especially through Sunni-Shiite and Turkish-Kurdish divisions, to promote a brotherhood approach towards all ethnic and sectarian groups.

The goal of a terror-free Turkey is a clear expression that will benefit our citizens, against the hostage-taking of our future through terrorism, and that Turkey must progress free from the terror issue. We will look at the issue this way.

We will continue to maintain this will to strengthen our influence in foreign policy and to make Turkey's immune system stronger in every field. Hopefully, we will see together in the near future a terror-free Turkey that will contribute to the common future of our citizens and the solidarity of the peoples of the region with some developments.

To our north, the Russia-Ukraine war, to our south, the instability caused by the operations of Israel's Netanyahu government in Syria, Lebanon, and other areas, and the genocide in Gaza becoming more severe, the tariffs brought by Trump indicate that all definitions and power balances will be addressed. While Turkey is at the center of all this, its greatest strength is the unity and integrity of our citizens. The strength of our democracy and republic and the relationships we have established with the peoples of the region. We have started to hear about the 1648 peace, the 1814 Vienna, and the Yalta Conference more frequently. How will the balance of power be shaped here? There are intense discussions about what Turkey will do in the upcoming period. We can clearly say that Turkey's mind is clear, and it has control over its own agenda and agenda.

Undoubtedly, there will be no compromise on our democracy, our republic, and the qualities of our state, and all these processes will be carried out in a way that will further strengthen the common future and national ideal without any bargaining process.

In an environment where the balance of power is being reshaped, we see that only Turkey among the regional peoples has positively differentiated itself with a greater will for unity, stability, and common prosperity, and this is appreciated. The question of how the world power system will be shaped in the upcoming period is immediately followed by the question of 'What will Turkey do in the coming period?'. Turkey will take a swift step with sound judgment and deliberation.

One of the issues that our citizens emphasize the most is effective measures against drug dealers who try to involve our children and youth in drugs. Our Ministry of Interior has initiated the Narco-Capture operation. 700 drug traffickers have been detained. An effective operation has been carried out against these poison dealers who are trying to produce evil. We thank everyone who contributed to removing drug dealers from the public agenda. We reiterate that we will follow this issue.

Regarding the issue of normal birth, what is considered is, of course, the health of the mother and the baby and the approach within this framework. It is not correct to evaluate it as imposition or intervention on women, as some claim. Ultimately, it is a matter to be evaluated by physicians. This is a topic discussed in this world as well. Here, it is a sensitivity regarding the absence of unnecessary, non-essential surgical interventions while considering the health of both the mother and the baby. We once again express our highest respect to all mothers and expectant mothers with utmost sensitivity.

We do not wish for women’s preferences or lifestyles to be perceived as imposition in any way. Unnecessary medical interventions that will generate indications are being performed at times. This becomes a non-medical intervention. Of course, it is always possible to follow the appropriate path for these procedures with a doctor's decision. What is important here is the protection of the health of the mother and baby. What is essential for us is the protection of the health of the mother and baby, and the absence of unnecessary surgical procedures.

There is no aspect of the CHP's rally that concerns us. As a result, even CHP politicians and some media outlets compare the success of the rally held by the CHP with the rallies held by the AK Party in the past. This indicates that the measure here is the AK Party. We are the party of the squares and the masses. As the party of great democratic gatherings, we continue to be Turkey's most important reference.

When Bülent Bey's evaluations are made, something comes out. It is clear who will make statements on behalf of the AK Party. Our views on the issues mentioned by Bülent Bey are clear. As a result, what Bülent Bey says does not represent the views of the AK Party or its institutions. They are Bülent Bey's personal opinions. One needs to ask that evaluation to himself. These evaluations have no relation to the institutional views of the AK Party.