27.02.2025 18:10
After the delegation of the DEM Party visited the PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan in İmralı, Öcalan's call text was shared with the public; many reactions and comments regarding the call text were received.
The process initiated by MHP General Chairman Devlet Bahçeli's call for the terrorist organization PKK to lay down its arms and be dissolved has led the DEM Party delegation to visit Abdullah Öcalan for the third time in İmralı. After the visit, the delegation conveyed Öcalan's message to the public.
In his message, Öcalan called for the terrorist organization PKK to lay down its arms and dissolve itself; this development caused a significant reaction.
FIRST REACTIONS ARE STRIKING
Many comments were made regarding the developments following the call. Former Red Crescent President Kerem Kınık shared on his social media account, "Long live a Turkey without terrorism. Long live our human brotherhood."
STRONG REACTION FROM THE VICTORY PARTY
Victory Party Deputy Chairman Ali Sehirlioğlu reacted to Öcalan's call by saying, "We do not call it İmralı. We cannot camouflage the meeting with the blood-stained baby killer terrorist by calling it İmralı. We call a terrorist a terrorist; 'sir' or 'gentleman' does not exist in our vocabulary."
GOOD PARTY HUNG A BANNER
The Good Party hung a banner on the General Headquarters building that read, "We will not forget, we will not let forget. We commemorate our martyrs with respect, mercy, and gratitude."
FIRST STATEMENT FROM THE AK PARTY
Following Öcalan's call for PKK to lay down its arms, the first statement from the AK Party came from AK Party Deputy Chairman Efkan Ala. Ala said, "We will see if the result will materialize."
Efkan Ala stated, "The essence of the call is the laying down of arms and the dissolution of the terrorist organization. We look at the result," and added, "The AK Party and our President have done everything necessary to remove terrorism from Turkey's agenda. We must focus on the outcome of the call, and the result is important. Will the organization comply with the call?"
Ala stated, "If the terrorist organization evaluates this call, lays down its arms, and dissolves itself, Turkey will be freed from its shackles," he said.
ÜMİT DİKBAYIR: DO YOU THINK THE TURKISH NATION IS STUPID?
Among those who reacted most strongly to the call was Independent MP Ümit Dikbayır, who resigned from the Good Party. Dikbayır shared on his social media account, "Do you think the Turkish nation is stupid? The PKK has joined the PYD in northern Syria. The new threat for Turkey is the PYD structure formed in northern Syria. By claiming that the PKK has dissolved itself, it is protecting the PYD, which it can shelter in, against Turkey's cross-border interventions. If the PKK does not exist, for what reason would Turkey intervene in that region? The Greater Middle East Project is in operation," he stated.