“Turkish government should not let any opportunity pass to engage a dialogue with all representatives of the Kurdish movement so that an urgently needed way back to peace can be found together in Turkey” said members of the EU parliament who wanted the Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan to start a dialog with the Kurdish elected politicians.

In a letter sent to the Turkish PM the MP’s reminded the increasing violence in Turkey and torture and extrajudicial killing conducted by the Turkish security forces. The parliamentarians also urged the Turkish government to comply with the peace calls from the civil initiatives in Turkey and declare a ceasefire which will eventually create the necessary atmosphere for negotiating the Kurdish conflict.

In the letter which reminded the allegations that Turkish state has used napalm bombs in South Kurdistan it is also wanted that Geneva Convention is respected.

Regarding the Erdogan’s rigid attitude against the Kurdish BDP, EU parliamentarians said: “The government is depriving itself of the only possible partner who can help stopping the hostilities. By arresting the parliamentarian representatives of the Kurds the government furthermore is depriving the Kurdish movement of a group ready to make compromises”

The MP’s signed the letter as follows:

Jürgen Klute, Member of European Parliament (Germany), Frieda Brepoels, Member of European Parliament (Belgium), Bairbre de Brún, Member of European Parliament (United Kingdom), Dennis de Jong, Member of European Parliament (Netherlands), Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Member of European Parliament (France), Sarah Ludford, Member of European Parliament (United Kingdom), Søren Bo Søndergaard, Member of European Parliament (Denmark), Bart Staes, Member of European Parliament (Belgium), Marie-Christine Vergiat, Member of European Parliament (France).