The Democratic and Free Women's Movement (DÖKH) has put up a "Democratic Solution Tent" in Şırnak's Balveren district with the support and participation of a number of women who are joining the vigil for peace and a democratic solution to the Kurdish question.

The women taking part in the vigil action in the tent demand the liberation of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the prevention of probable attacks that may lead to conflicts and clashes in the ongoing process of talks which they want to end up with a honorable peace. "We are here for peace. What we want is the liberation of our leader and the creation of an environment where our children can lead a free life together with us after coming from the mountains. Peace will lose its meaning unless these things do happen", they say as to the reason why they are organizing the action.

Mothers in the tent, which was put up on a hill between the mountains of Besta and Cudi, say they are ready to act as human shields in order to intervene in any kind of negative development that may take place during the withdrawal of HPG (People's Defense Forces) guerrillas across Turkish borders. They are hopeful about the process, they say.

One among them,  Sürmet Dayan, whose son joined the ranks of PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) one year ago, says they want to live in peace, brotherhood and a dignified life. “We trust our leader [referring to Öcalan], this is why we are hopeful about the ongoing process. We want the ending of the bloodshed and the achievement of peace in this country”, she tells.

One other mother, Hacer Malgaz, remarks that they have started this vigil action on the mountains to say stop to the death of young people and to enable the arrival of their children safe and sound to Kandil, for which -she underlines- the ongoing military activity and operations in the Kurdish region must be ended urgently. “Should any military operation take place during the withdrawal of our children, we will go to the area of the operations and use our bodies as a shield. As mothers who have cried far too much by now, we want to live in peace in our own territory ”, she adds.