KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) Executive Council Co-Presidency released a statement saluting the people that joined the Newroz celebrations, saying; "The attacks carried out by the fascist AKP-MHP government for two years has been upset by our people at 2017's Newroz. We salute all our patriotic people and democrat people that laboured for this Newroz. We offer our condolences to the family and all our people over the death of Kurdish youth Kemal Kurkut who was murdered while going to the Amed Newroz.”

The statement by KCK continued: "Our people in the body of Amed and Cizre people showed everyone at 2017's Newroz that the will of freedom and democracy cannot be broken. They have proven once again that the people of Newroz cannot be defeated as they manifested historic resistance that will break the will of genocidal colonialism with the motto "We will definitely win". The uprisings of resurrection of the 90's have heralded with 2017's Newroz that liberation is near.

The democratic, national, social and cultural revolution realized through the freedom struggle and uprisings of dozens of years have revealed a deepest passion for freedom and a democratic will. With the spirit of Newroz -name of rebellion against cruelty- a reality of a people not bowing to cruelty has been created. The people of Newroz have once again manifested their claim to lead the achievement of free and democratic life for themselves, and the peoples of Turkey and the Middle East.

2017's Newroz did not only upset the collapse plan but it also revealed the fact that the end of AKP-MHP government, which is an obstacle to the free and democratic life of Kurds and peoples of Turkey, is near. With this loss faced by the AKP-MHP government, all their allies and collaborators have also lost. This Newroz has raised a wind in which 'yes' will lose and 'no' will prevail, starting from Kurdistan.

We salute with respect the freedom will of our people who stand by the values created through struggle given for tens of years, and chant ‘Bijî Serok Apo' [Long Live Öcalan] and "PKK is the people and the people are here" at the squares. We reiterate our promise that we will lead our people's aspiration for freedom and democracy to victory with the commitment of "We will definitely win"."