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• EU welcomes the PKK decision to disband, calls on all parties to "seize the moment" 

  The EU welcomed the dissolution of the PKK and reiterated its stance on finding a peaceful resolution to the Kurdish issue, EU foreign affairs spokesman Anouar El Anouni said on Monday.
• Die Linke: The PKK has opened the door to a peace process under difficult conditions 

  Following the PKK decision to disband and disarm, the German Left Party called for the release of Abdullah Öcalan as a direct negotiating partner and an end to military violence by the Turkish army.
• Syrian FM: PKK decision to disband is a "pivotal moment" for regional stability 

  Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said that the PKK's decision to disband was “a pivotal moment” for regional stability.
• Demirtaş: We welcome the PKK decision as a historic step 

  Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, who is held in Edirne Prison, said they welcomed the PKK’s decision to disband and disarm as a significant move taken in line with the memory of Sırrı Süreyya Önder.
• Hakan Fidan: A historic and important decision 

  Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan described the PKK's decision as “historic” and “important.”
• Bakırhan: No excuse left not to build a democratic Turkey 

  Tuncer Bakırhan, co-chair of the DEM Party, made a statement greeting the PKK's congress decisions and said: "There is no longer any excuse not to solve the Kurdish question and build a democratic Turkey."
• MP Bayhan: Operations must stop and the Kurdish people’s democratic demands must be accepted 

  EMEP MP İskender Bayhan emphasized the importance of the PKK's dissolution, saying, “The PKK has dissolved itself and silenced its weapons from its own side, but the operations must stop, and the democratic demands of the Kurdish people must be accepted."
• Pervin Buldan calls on Parliament to take action after the PKK declaration 

  “The struggle that the Kurdish people have been waging for years must now ensure the democratization of Turkey without delay and be crowned with peace," said Pervin Buldan, a member of the DEM Party İmralı Delegation.
• AKP Spokesperson: PKK declaration marks “the opening of a new era" 

  AKP Spokesperson Ömer Çelik described the PKK's announcement that it was ending its activities as an important step marking “the opening of a new era".
• President Erdoğan’s advisor: Comprehensive reforms will be implemented 

  Following the PKK's decision to dissolve its organizational structure and end its armed struggle, President Erdoğan’s chief advisor, Mehmet Uçum, said that this process would be completed with "inclusive reforms, starting with a new constitution."
• PKK leading cadres Ali Haydar Kaytan and Rıza Altun to be commemorated 

  Commemorative events will be held in many cities for Ali Haydar Kaytan and Rıza Altun, two leading cadres of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
• Deputy chairman of the AKP: Mechanisms will be operated as required 

  Following the PKK's announcement of its congress decisions, AKP Deputy chairman Efkan Ala said: "The mechanisms related to the management of the process will be operated as required."
• International petition launched for Pakshan Azizi in Munich 

  An international petition has been launched in Munich, Germany, for Pakshan Azizi, a Kurdish woman prisoner sentenced to death by the Iranian regime.
• Mother of Sakine Cansız hospitalized 

  88-year-old Zeynep Cansız, mother of Kurdish revolutionary Sakine Cansız, who was murdered in Paris, has been admitted to hospital with a broken thigh-bone. According to relatives, her condition is serious.
• Memorial for Sırrı Süreyya Önder in Strasbourg 

  Sırrı Süreyya Önder's internationalist struggle, his solidarity with the Kurdish people, his combative personality, and his peace efforts were underlined at a memorial held in Strasbourg.
• Kurdish Language Day celebrated in Lausanne 

  A celebration was held in Lausanne to celebrate 15 May, Kurdish Language Day.
• Erdoğan's first statement after the PKK Congress 

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made his first statement after the PKK announced that it had held its 12th Congress upon the call of Abdullah Öcalan to disband and disarm.
• Öcalan’s poem to children: You came with the breath of spring 

  At an event organized by TJA and the Peace Mothers Initiative in Amed, a poem written by Abdullah Öcalan, inspired by letters sent to him by children, was read for the first time.
• CHP leader in Van: The Kurdish question exists, and steps should be taken in Parliament 

  Speaking at a rally in Van, CHP leader Özgür Özel said, “The Kurdish question exists.” Özel stated that steps should be taken in Parliament following the PKK Congress announced yesterday.
• Pervin Buldan: Now everyone must focus on peace 

  Pervin Buldan said that the PKK’s announcement was historic, and added that "now everyone must focus on peace."
• Leyla Zana: The opening era puts responsibilities on all of us 

  Sharing a message on her X account following the PKK’s congress announcement, Kurdish politician Leyla Zana said that "this new era puts new responsibilities on everyone."
• Remzi Kartal clarifies 'teleconference' remark 

  KONGRA–GEL co-chair Remzi Kartal issued a correction, clarifying that when he referred to Öcalan participating in the PKK congress via teleconference, he was actually referring to the message he delivered on 27 February.
• Şavata: The peace mission Sırrı Süreyya Önder carried is now on our shoulders! 

  Describing Sırrı Süreyya Önder as being "the torch of the Newroz fire" and having "the courage of Kawa the blacksmith," his friend, director and actor Gani Rüzgar Şavata said that "the duty to bring peace is now on all our shoulders."
• Pervin Buldan: We will weave this historic process together 

  Pervin Buldan, a member of the İmralı Delegation, stated that the PKK congress will bring many benefits to Turkey, saying, “With peace, the paths to democratization will now be paved.”
• DEM Party on PKK Congress: "A historic milestone: the new dawn of peace and fraternity" 

  Following the announcement of the PKK Congress, the DEM Party said: "Today we are witnessing one of the most significant and critical turning points in Turkey’s recent history. This is not an end, but a new beginning."