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• Tenth judicial reform package submitted to Parliament 

  Abdullah Güler confirmed that the tenth judicial reform package has been submitted to the Turkish Parliament.
• KNK Co-Chair: We will work tirelessly for Kurdish national unity  

  KNK Co-Chair Ahmet Karamus said that the role and mission of the KNK is to ensure political and social unity in the four parts of Kurdistan.
• Erdoğan says the new constitution will be a “social contract”  

  “We do not want a new constitution for Tayyip Erdoğan, but for 86 million people,” said the Turkish President.
• Botan: Kurdish people have spoken, the state must act now 

  Lezgin Botan called the PKK’s end to armed struggle a historic step.
• Şeker: People are both cautious and hopeful about the new process 

  Bünyamin Şeker stated that the people are cautiously hopeful.
• Karabulut: Resources spent on war could solve poverty 

  Özgür Karabulut criticized state spending on war and imported F-35 jets, calling for these resources to be redirected to tackle the deepening poverty in society.
• Vigil in Geneva calls for democratic steps to achieve a lasting peace 

  The Freedom Vigil, which has been held in front of the United Nations (UN) Office in Geneva since 2021, has reached its 53rd month.
• Kurtulmuş: A new process has begun, and responsibility lies with Parliament now 

  Following talks with MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli on the current process, Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş announced that responsibility now lies with Parliament.
• Iranian and Iraqi officials discuss the PKK disaramement during meeting in Moscow 

  Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji, and Iranian National Security Council Secretary Ali Akbar Ahmedian discussed the PKK's decision to disband during their meeting in Russia.
• Cansu Özdemir: The ban on the PKK in Germany is not legally justified 

  Cansu Özdemir criticized the continued ban on the PKK in Germany and stated that arrests based on this ban are legally unfounded.
• Kurdish University to be established in Germany issues statement 

  The European Kurdish Language Platform has issued a public statement to clarify misinformation circulating on social media regarding the multilingual Kurdish University currently being established in Germany.
• Erdoğan: I have appointed 10 legal experts for the new constitution 

  AKP President Tayyip Erdoğan announced that he has appointed 10 legal experts for the new constitution.
• Italian municipality grants honorary citizenship to Warisha Moradi on death row in Iran 

  Kurdish activist Warisha Moradi, who was arrested in Iran on 1 August 2023, is at risk of imminent execution and is suffering from serious health conditions.
• DEM Party meets with MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli 

  The co-chairs of the DEM Party met with MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli on Tuesday. The meeting lasted 40 minutes.
• Scotland Kurdish Assembly holds annual congress  

  The Scotland Kurdish People's Assembly held its annual congress, where Abdullah Öcalan was saluted.
• Hatimoğulları: Constitutional reform is not our main priority 

  Tülay Hatimoğulları said that their focus is not on constitutional changes and emphasized that their primary goal is to advance steps toward democratization.
• Freedom Vigil in Strasbourg calls on Europe to contribute to the process initiated by Öcalan 

  The Freedom Vigil in Strasbourg, which was launched on June 25, 2012, was taken over by a group from Zurich in its 676th week.
• European delegation visits Rojava representative office in Sulaymaniyah  

  A delegation comprising members of the European Parliament and various political organizations visited the representative office of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria in Sulaymaniyah.
• Alenka Zupančič: Everyone should support Öcalan’s call 

  Slovenian philosopher Alenka Zupančič has urged support for Abdullah Öcalan’s call.
• Kılıç: What is the state waiting for to take a step toward peace? 

  MEBYA-DER co-chair Mehmet Emin Kılıç underlined the PKK’s and Abdullah Öcalan’s commitment to peace.
• Kate Osamor: PKK’s decision is a unique opportunity for peace 

  Kate Osamor described the PKK’s decision to end its armed struggle as a unique opportunity for peace and urged the UK government to support a new peace process in Turkey.
• Restellini: I want to meet Abdullah Öcalan under free conditions 

  Jean-Pierre Restellini said that the PKK has taken a brave and peaceful step, and now the state must act.
• Bakırhan: An agreement must be turned into a written legal document 

  DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan stated that the “law of brotherhood” is the “law of equality” and that a mutual agreement must be reached and turned into a “written legal document.”
• 23rd Ordinary Congress of the KNK ends 

  During the 23rd Ordinary Congress of the KNK, comprehensive discussions were held on Kurdish national interests, diplomatic strategies, and efforts toward national unity, culminating in the election of co-chairs and members of the Executive Council.
• Ahmet Karamus and Zeynep Murad re-elected as co-chairs of the KNK 

  At the 23rd General Assembly of the KNK, Ahmet Karamus and Zeynep Murad were re-elected as co-chairs.