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• A new government has been formed in Damascus and it's all but inclusive 

  A new government has been formed in Damascus under the leadership of Ahmet al-Sharaa. Syrian intellectuals and forces that want democracy should organize quickly, argues Zeki Bedran.
• The international conspiracy against Abdullah Öcalan – IV 

  The international conspiracy, which aimed to prevent the launch of a new negotiation process, was reactivated through the operation to expel Abdullah Öcalan from Syria.
• NATO’s Gladio stood with the Turkish state - III 

  The conflict was essentially between the PKK and the NATO, not just the Turkish state.
• Towards the reality of a fighting people – II 

  The PKK emerged through a difficult and painful process, and over time, its struggle was transformed into the reality of a fighting people, a revolutionary people's war.
• Sabri Ok: Turkish society has historically not really experienced a process of democratization 

  Sabri Ok said that "the Turkish state has economic, political, internal, and external problems," and that "Turkish society has historically not really experienced a process of democratization."
• The emergence of the PKK in the 1970s – I 

  In the fragmented revolutionary landscape of the 1970s, the PKK was the only movement that managed to move beyond isolated group actions and ignite a true revolutionary breakthrough.
• Sabri Ok: Everyone should put pressure on the Turkish state to force it to take steps  

  Sabri Ok said: "Our people and all democratic forces must exert pressure with their struggle to force the Turkish state to take steps."
• Austrian politicians: The Turkish government must take steps toward peace 

  Austrian politicians called for Abdullah Öcalan’s release and urged Turkey to pursue a peaceful resolution to the Kurdish issue.
• Turkish state continues to target civilians in North and East Syria 

  Turkish attacks on North and East Syria over a three-month period resulted in the deaths of 229 civilians and injuries to 311 others.
• No safe return is possible without an end to the occupation 

  Since 2016, the Turkish state has occupied Syrian cities and continues its inhumane practices in the occupied areas. The people whose lands are invaded want the occupation to end and the criminals to be held accountable.
• Osman: Terrorism rhetoric no longer hides the Kurdish issue 

  Muhsin Osman, former member of the Parliament of Iraq, said Turkey can no longer cover up the Kurdish issue with terrorism rhetoric.
• Besê Hozat: Fascism and oppression in Kurdistan have spread all over Turkey 

  Besê Hozat said that "There can be no democracy and peace in Kurdistan while there is oppression and fascism in Turkey as well, and no process of peace and democratic society can develop like this."
• 'Without Öcalan, the PKK congress cannot convene, make decisions, dissolve itself, or lay down arms' 

  "The basic necessity for the PKK to lay down its arms is the ensuring of the conditions of democratic politics and the legal means. Without this, the PKK cannot lay down its arms or dissolve itself," said Besê Hozat of the KCK.
• Journalist Sönmez: Focus must be placed on social peace 

  Journalist and writer Berrin Sönmez emphasized the need to establish a legal framework centered on social peace and to take concrete steps in that direction.
• Uçar: The state must take confidence-building steps 

  DBP co-chair Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar called on the state to act responsibly and take immediate, confidence-building steps following Abdullah Öcalan’s call.
• Şiray: Immediate legal reforms needed for Öcalan to play his role for peace and democratization 

  Ahmet Şiray stressed the need for immediate legal reforms to enable Abdullah Öcalan to play his role for peace and democratization.
• Insel: Direct engagement with society is essential to build peace 

  Ahmet Insel emphasized the necessity of direct engagement with society to communicate the social and economic benefits of peace.
• Newroz: From bans to fields of resistance 

  Newroz, a symbol of resistance and struggle, will once again fill the streets in Diyarbakır.
• Bayık: Abdullah Öcalan wants to put an end to war and wants to develop democratization 

  Cemil Bayık said that "the solution of the Kurdish question, the democratization of Turkey, and the democratization of the Middle East do not only concern Abdullah Öcalan, the Kurdish freedom movement, and Kurds; they concern everyone."
• Bayık: Only Abdullah Öcalan can convene the PKK congress 

  Cemil Bayık said that "Abdullah Öcalan is the guarantee of the process," however, he added, "its outcome depends on mutual efforts."
• Bozarslan: The agreement between SDF and Damascus interim government is an historic development 

  Professor Bozarslan said that "the most striking aspect" of the agreement between the SDF and the Damascus interim government "is the apparent acceptance of the principle of decentralization."
• Bayık: The success of Öcalan's call depends on the steps Turkey will take 

  Cemil Bayık said that the success of the “Peace and Democratic Society Call” made by Abdullah Öcalan on 27 February depends on the steps Turkey will take and said that the Imrali system must be eliminated.
• Hamit Bozarslan: Öcalan legitimized the Kurdish issue and the PKK 

  Hamit Bozarslan said that Abdullah Öcalan legitimized the Kurdish issue and the PKK despite a century-long denial by the Turkish state.
• Bayık: Öcalan aims at solving the Kurdish issue through democratic political means rather than war 

  Cemil Bayık comprehensively described what drove Abdullah Öcalan to his current initiative, saying that this did not happen out of the blue, but was the result of a decades-long struggle.
• Nils Andersson: Öcalan must be included in the negotiation process under free conditions  

  Swiss-French theorist, editor, and writer Nils Andersson said that