23.07.2025 09:22
The BBP's call for the "DEM Party to dissolve itself" was met with a strong response from the DEM Party: "We will never back down." In its statement, the BBP accused the DEM Party of being linked to terrorism, saying, "We will not allow the politicization of terrorism." The political tension escalated with these mutual statements.
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The Great Unity Party (BBP) and the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) experienced a sharp polemic that raised political tensions. BBP's call for "DEM should also dissolve itself" was met with a strong response from the DEM Party, while BBP also replied with equal firmness to this statement.
DEM PARTY: WE ARE NOT DISSOLVING OUR PARTY, OUR MARCH CONTINUES
In a statement made by the DEM Party on social media, the response to BBP's call was as follows: "DEM Party is the name of the struggle for equality, freedom, democracy, justice, and peace of the peoples. It is the will of millions. It is not a mere sign, it is not temporary at all... Stop trying to obstruct our path with lies, distortions, and slanders. We are not dissolving our party. We are where we are, and our march continues with determination. We will never take a step back."
"WE KNOW VERY WELL WHO THEY TAKE ORDERS FROM"
BBP, in a comprehensive statement, accused the DEM Party of having a history related to terrorism. The statement included the following expressions: "As the Great Unity Party, we know very well who serves what in this country, whose words are spoken on behalf of whom, and from whom each structure takes orders. The PKK has been making this nation and state pay a price with its guns for forty years. The DEM Party, however, still acts as the political apparatus of this terrorist organization today, trying to legitimize the spilled blood by saying 'we have paid a price.'
"IT IS A NAME FOR A NEW BETRAYAL OF THE NATION"
Those who did not openly condemn the organization that was said to be dissolved until yesterday continue to speak in the language of that organization today. DEM, which cannot distance itself from terrorism, still acts with the reflexes of the organization, still conducts politics within the mindset, structure, and chain of command of that mentality. This nation knows who has paid the price. In the mountains, on the streets, in schools, in markets, in military barracks; this nation, which has given thousands of martyrs in treacherous ambushes, bomb attacks, and mine traps, has actually paid the price while standing against terrorism. For those who walk with weapons against the will of the nation to come out today and say 'our march continues' is a name for a new betrayal of the nation.
"THE NATION IS NO LONGER FULL WITH NAME GAMES"
What did we say? Did we say something wrong? This structure, which has been trying to survive with billions of dollars of dirty narco-finance, acting as if it has dissolved itself, is the KCK and its derivatives that have disregarded the PKK, which has already reached the point of extinction for other targets. This is the truth. The DEM Party, which is lined up behind these, is trying to do politics without rejecting its ties to terrorism, merely by 'changing the sign.'
This is not enough! This nation is no longer full with name games.
What did we say: Dissolve yourselves, this structure, and this mentality "unconditionally"! A mentality that has attempted to undermine the unity of this country cannot have a place in the political arena without fully purifying itself, nor can it use politics as a tool for its separatist and divisive ideas!
"THE MEANING OF DEM'S 'WE HAVE PAID A PRICE' IS THIS..."
Our call to the DEM Party is not only legal but also a moral, ethical, and national call. This structure, which has never severed its ties with the PKK, acts with the mentality of the organization from its cadre to its discourse, and when it finds the opportunity, it tries to impose its will on the founding will of the state. It is essential for this structure to eliminate not only itself but also the mentality it carries. We did not make this call for polemics. This word arises from loyalty to the state, the nation, the martyrs, and the homeland, not from hatred.
The Great Unity Party is against terrorism and the politicization of terrorism today, just as it was yesterday. Remaining silent and turning a blind eye to this nation, whether Kurdish or Turkmen, is treachery. The translation of DEM's 'We have paid a price' is as follows: 'We came by making this state and this nation pay a price, and now we are trying to present this past as a right.'
We will not allow this as much as we can. Our party has been operating uninterruptedly for over 32 years. It has maintained its existence with stability amidst the political turmoil, changes of power, party closures, and coup processes, and has never come together with terrorist organizations and their derivatives under any conditions or circumstances. Most importantly, it is the only party with a "national/spiritual" axis that has lost its founding leader in the direction of love for the homeland.
The Great Unity Party stands behind its word until the end. It will continue to stand tall against any structure that targets the unity, brotherhood, and independence of this country, both in the field and in front of the law."
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