10.03.2025 19:50
It has been learned that Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the PKK who called for the terrorist organization to lay down its arms, underwent cataract surgery on one eye in Imralı, and that surgery is planned for the other eye as well.
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While the echoes of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan's call for the terrorist organization to lay down arms continue, a noteworthy development has occurred. It has been learned that Öcalan underwent cataract surgery during the Imralı meetings process.
ÖCALAN UNDERWENT CATARACT SURGERY The surgery was performed between the first visit of the Imralı Delegation members Pervin Buldan and Sırrı Süreyya Önder on December 28 and their second visit on January 22. The delegation learned about the surgery during the second meeting.
HE WILL HAVE SURGERY ON HIS OTHER EYE AS WELL It has been learned that the surgery was performed in Imralı. It has been noted that Öcalan is also planned to have surgery on his other eye.
ÖCALAN'S CALL TO LAY DOWN ARMS On the other hand, in Abdullah Öcalan's call titled "Call for Peace and Democratic Society," it was stated, "The PKK was born in the context of prohibitions regarding freedoms, primarily the denial of the Kurdish reality, in the 20th century, the most violent century in history, marked by two world wars, real socialism, and the cold war environments experienced worldwide."
In the message, it was noted that the theory, program, strategy, and tactics of the organization were heavily influenced by the reality of the century's real-socialist system, stating, "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 meaninglessness and excessive repetition. Therefore, the organization has completed its life like its counterparts and has made its dissolution necessary."
In the statement, it was noted that throughout their history of over 1000 years, Turks and Kurds have seen the necessity of remaining in an alliance to sustain their existence and stand against hegemonic powers, stating, "The last 200 years of capitalist modernity have aimed to fragment this alliance. The affected powers have primarily served this with class foundations. This process has accelerated with the monistic interpretations of the Republic. The main task today is to reorganize the historically fragile relationship in a spirit of brotherhood without ignoring beliefs."
"DEMOCRATIC CONSENSUS IS THE PRIMARY METHOD" In the message emphasizing the inevitability of the need for a democratic society, it was recorded: "The separate nation-state, federation, administrative autonomy, and culturalist solutions, which are the inevitable result of extreme nationalist tendencies, cannot respond to the historical sociology of society. Respect for identities, the ability to express themselves freely and organize democratically, and the socio-economic and political structures that each group considers essential can only be possible with the existence of a democratic society and political space. The second century of the Republic can only have a lasting and brotherly continuity when crowned with democracy. There is no, and cannot be, a non-democratic path for system searches and realizations. Democratic consensus is the primary method."
"PKK MUST DISSOLVE ITSELF" In the message, it was stated that the language of the peace and democratic society period must also be developed in accordance with reality, saying, "The call made by Mr. Devlet Bahçeli, in this climate formed by the will expressed by the President and the positive approaches of other political parties towards the known call, calls for laying down arms, and I take on the historical responsibility of this call. Just as every contemporary society and party whose existence has not been forcibly ended would do voluntarily, gather your congress for integration with the state and society and make a decision; all groups must lay down their arms, and the PKK must dissolve itself. I send my greetings to all groups that believe in common living and heed my call."
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