Over 100 academics have published a common declaration in which they voiced their concerns about the course of the resolution process in search of a democratic and peaceful solution to the Kurdish question.

Academics called on the government to take urgent steps, to make the process transparent and to lead a peace process in line with international standards.

Academics also demanded urgent judicial steps to answer Kurdish people's fundamental democratic demands such as mother-tongue education and the removal or reduction of the election threshold.

Referring to the statements and warning of the Kurdish side voicing concerns over the course of the process, academics remarked that the government's failure to inform the public about the process pointed at the fact that it is not going on as was expected.

They said these statements were a sign of the fact that government has not satisfied the Kurdish side's expectations, and that Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan who has so far played an active part in the process will draw back from talks with the state.

Academics reminded of some researches showing that half of the peace processes worldwide are interrupted by governments that fail to keep the promises they make during negotiations. They pointed out that the Turkish state didn't have the luxury for trial and error in the ongoing process which is aimed at coming up with a solution to the 30 year-old war that has taken the life of 50 thousand people in the country.

Academics also referred to the statements of experts who point out that the succeeding of peace processes depend on the transparency of the process, creation of mechanisms to enable political and social actors' equal participation in the process, practice of judicial steps to remove the causes of the conflict, revelation of right violations in the past, establishment of structures serving for the social negotiation, practice of security reforms to relieve civilian sufferings and the initiation of arrangements to ensure the return of armed forces back to the society.

Academics ended their declaration by listing the following five basic steps the Turkish government needs to take without losing further time;

-to share the reports of Wise People Commission and the Resolution Commission with the public

-to prepare a peace calendar to make the peace process transparent

-to take urgent judicial steps to satisfy basic democratic demands such as mother-tongue education and the removal or reduction of the election threshold.

-to establish Truth Commission, Gender Equality Commission, Social and Economic Recovery Commission, Security Reform Commission and other commission to serve for the peace process in line with international standards

-to create civilian institutions to monitor the peace process and to have talks with relevant sides