28.02.2025 15:10
Former Speaker of the Parliament and one of the founders of the AK Party, Bülent Arınç, spoke for the first time regarding the call of terrorist leader Abdullah Öcalan. Arınç stated, "This is an instruction, but its implementation depends on the decisions and steps that the organization will take. I haven't heard anything new apart from the statements they have made in the past. Focusing too much on this and expecting significant developments afterward is probably futile."
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After the meeting of the DEM Party delegation in İmralı, the call of PKK terrorist organization leader Abdullah Öcalan was read. Öcalan called for the organization to lay down arms, stating, "The theory, program, strategy, and tactics have been heavily influenced by the reality of the real-socialist system of the century. The collapse of real socialism in the 1990s due to internal reasons and the resolution of identity denial in the country, along with the developments in freedom of expression, have led to the PKK's lack of meaning and excessive repetition. Therefore, it has completed its life like its counterparts and has made its dissolution necessary."
"I THINK ÖCALAN'S EXPECTED CALL HAS BEEN FULFILLED"
Following the call for disarmament and dissolution by PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, a notable comment came from Bülent Arınç, a former Speaker of the Parliament and one of the founders of the AK Party. In his speech, Arınç referred to Öcalan's call to lay down arms, saying, "I think the expected call from Öcalan has been fulfilled. This is an instruction, but its implementation depends on the decision and steps the organization will take. I have not heard anything new apart from the statements they made in the past. Moreover, other factors affecting them should also convey their positive views and encourage them."
"BAHÇELİ SAID SOMETHING BUT DID NOT EXPRESS THE FOLLOW-UP"
Arınç also responded to a question about the status of Kurdish, education in the mother tongue, and whether there would be a possible amnesty: "I must tell the truth. At the beginning of this process and as of today, there is no preparation regarding any of these. Bahçeli said something. He did not express what comes after that. We know that the President said, 'We will continue the fight against terrorism if they do not lay down their arms.'
"EXPECTING VERY SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IS PROBABLY FUTILE"
Arınç, stating, "I do not think a preliminary discussion has been made regarding these rights and demands," said, "In our meetings with the DEM members, we primarily said that this should be fulfilled, and then everything can be discussed in a peaceful environment. If you are asking whether these will happen, I can also say that they will not happen; there is no discussion on this matter. By focusing too much on many things, expecting very significant developments afterward is probably futile. First, let’s see this; there is a need for acceptance, but there is none yet; we will see."
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