The march, organized by the Free Women’s Movement (Tevgera Jinên Azad – TJA) for the physical freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, continues into its fifth day under the slogan “We walk to freedom with hope.”

Setting out from Amed (Diyarbakır) on 1 October, the participants were greeted by thousands in Urfa (Riha) and later in Adana. Today, Sunday, the march will continue to Mersin. Led by women, the march has received support from numerous institutions and organizations.

The Kurdistan Joint Diplomacy Committee, consisting of multiple Kurdish political parties and organizations, released a statement in support of the march. The committee noted that it held its 31st meeting yesterday in Brussels, where one of the main topics was exploring new perspectives for resolving the Kurdish question in Turkey.

In its message saluting the TJA march from Amed to Ankara, the committee said: "We draw great strength from the determined and persistent stance of Kurdish women for a free future. Across all four parts of Kurdistan, women have paid heavy prices for freedom and have been pioneers of the greatest resistance movements. Today, Kurdish women are recognized globally and have undoubtedly become a powerful source of strength for our national liberation.

We hope the Turkish government recognizes the determination, will, and resistance of the Kurdish women in this freedom march and takes the necessary political and legal steps to achieve the freedom being demanded. We also believe this march will pave the way for the physical freedom of Mr. Abdullah Öcalan.

With our belief in the principle of ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadî’ (Woman, Life, Freedom), we are confident that your march will achieve meaningful and successful results. With respect and solidarity."

Organizations and parties signing the joint statement include

Kurdistan National Congress – External Relations Commission (KNK)

Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)

Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI)

Gorran Movement

Democratic Union Party (PYD)

European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress (KCDK-E)

Kurdistan Democratic Socialist Party (KDSP)

Kurdish Democratic Unity Party in Syria (El-Wehde)

Kurdistan Islamic Party (PIK)

Komala (Iranian Kurdish Communist Organization)

Kurdistan Democratic Socialist Party (KDSP)

Kurdish Women’s Movement in Europe (TJKE)

Federation of Êzidîs in Kurdistan

European Syriac Union (ESU)

Syriac Union Party – Rojava

Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK)

Justice Association

Kurdistan Green Party – Rojava

Kurdistan Workers Party (Kurdistan Labor Party)

Kurdish Democratic Party of Syria (PDKS)

Syrian Kurdish Left Democratic Party (PÇDK-S)

Kurdish Progressive Democratic Party of Syria (PDPK-S)

Syrian Kurdish Left Party (PÇK-S)

Kurdish Democratic Party of Syria (PDK-S)

Kurdistan Liberation Party (PRK)

Kurdistan Green Party – European Kurdish Greens

Democratic Yarsan Organization

New Generation Kurdish Movement of Syria (TNKS)

Kurdistan Communist Party (KKP)

Kurdish Institute of Brussels

Federation of Êzidîs in Kurdistan (Nav-Yek)

Yazidi Union of Syria (HÊS)