Surprising call from Selahattin Demirtaş! He listed 4 points.

17.06.2025 16:12

Former co-chair of the HDP, Selahattin Demirtaş, who is detained in Edirne Prison, made a four-point call stating, "With Abdullah Öcalan's call on February 27 and the PKK's decision to disband, all parties must demonstrate the highest level of effort, courage, and foresight to ensure that the disarmament process is completed as quickly as possible, without any obstruction or provocation."

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Former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş made a statement regarding regional developments within the framework of the Iran-Israel conflicts through his lawyers on his social media account.

In a statement titled "It Is Time for Courage, Not Rhetoric," Demirtaş said, "The Iranian regime has been completely closed to democracy and human rights for many years, primarily doing great injustice to its own citizens. However, no justification can legitimize imperial intervention. We must prioritize the cessation of military operations against Iran and a return to the negotiation table. However, it seems that imperial interventions in the Middle East will not stop until they achieve their desired results. In addition to defending regional peace as a principle, we must also act more quickly and courageously to ensure unity and peace within our country."

"ATTITUDES THAT EXCLUDE SOCIETY SHOULD NOT BE INSISTED UPON"

Listing what needs to be done in four headings, Demirtaş continued his statement as follows:

"With Abdullah Öcalan's call on February 27 and the PKK's decision to disband, all parties must show the highest level of effort, courage, and wisdom to complete the disarmament process as quickly as possible without any blockage or provocation. Political appearances that clearly do not serve the purpose of strengthening the internal front and the development of a sense of justice must be definitively ended. If there is an accusation of a crime, necessary steps must be taken to ensure that it is conducted by prosecutors and judges whose impartiality and independence cannot be questioned. The trial of elected mayors and bureaucrats without detention is also a requirement of our domestic law, and concrete progress must be made in this regard; releases should be ensured, and cases should be concluded as quickly as possible through a fair judicial process. As the fire in the Middle East turns into a massive blaze, such attitudes that exclude society should not be insisted upon."

"WE WILL SOLVE OUR OWN PROBLEMS WITH A SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD"

"In such a period, no one should entertain small calculations or think of adventurous, risky moves that will end in disaster. It should not be forgotten that imperialism does not give anything to anyone without gaining a thousand times. As the Turkish society, we will be united during this period; against possible risks, attacks, and provocations, we will turn into a people’s army of 86 million from Edirne to Hakkari when necessary; we will defend our common homeland at the cost of our lives. We will also solve our internal problems among ourselves, within the framework of mutual trust and with a 'spirit of brotherhood.' Any search outside of this will only bring disaster. In this regard, we will not give any credit to any approaches that are dogmatic, angry, vengeful, and spiteful; we will be brave and sincere."

"I INVITE EVERYONE TO UNITE AROUND OUR SURNAME"

"Foreseeing that the fire in the Middle East will not extinguish quickly, it would be beneficial to determine a short, medium, and long-term internal and external common policy line with the invitation of the President, and to hold a working meeting with all political party leaders in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey as soon as possible so that every political group can defend this line with peace of mind. None of the points I mentioned are an obstacle to the democratic opposition based on courtesy and the oversight and criticism of the government in domestic politics. Unity and solidarity will not be around the ruling party but around Turkey. Since our surname is Turkey, I invite everyone to unite around our surname and to take responsibility for this. This storm will eventually calm down, and we will live here, together, equally, and freely as the ancient rights of these lands."