Abdullah Öcalan’s historic call continues to be discussed both in Turkey and internationally. While different groups debate the statement and its implications.

Writer Ihsan Eliaçık told ANF that he "does not see Öcalan’s call as a retreat. On the contrary, it represents an ideological step forward. Even if he were not in prison, this call demonstrates a high intellectual performance, a re-reading of history, and deep historical analysis. He has moved beyond concepts like separate nation-states, autonomy, and cultural rights, and is advocating for a comprehensive democratic transformation. He envisions a system not based on any particular faith, ethnicity, sect, or individual but rather on the will of a democratic society. In such an environment, he believes Kurds can express themselves freely. These are straightforward radical democratic demands."

Eliaçık noted that those with strong nationalist feelings initially responded with emotional rhetoric and added that their adaptation to the process would take time. He said: "The adaptation of nationalist circles to this process may take quite some time. Everyone is trying to steer events in a direction that serves their own interests in response to these new developments. Öcalan is observing both internal and external developments and is guiding them according to his own paradigm. He is looking for ways to make the most of this process."

Radical democracy would end Turkish dominance in the state

Eliaçık pointed out that Turkish nationalists are the least prepared for this process, explaining that the desired radical democracy would affect them the most. He said: "The group least prepared for this process is Turkish nationalists. Because radical democracy would put an end to Turkish dominance in the state but, at the same time, it would not allow for Kurdish dominance either. It does not foresee the supremacy of any particular group outside the will of a democratic society: rather, it makes everyone truly equal."