On the 12th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution, KCK salutes the peoples and defenders of revolution with respect, and commemorates with respect, love, and gratitude all the martyrs who gave their lives in the development and defense of the revolution.
The Co-Presidency of the KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) Executive Council released a statement on the 12th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution.
The KCK statement on Friday includes the following:
"On July 19, 2012, the people and their revolutionary forces in Rojava made a historic decision to liberate the region, starting from Kobane. This historical step soon resulted in the revolution of Rojava and the development of the democratic system of North and Eastern Syria. Today we are celebrating the 12th anniversary of this historical development. We congratulate on the occasion of this historical development the peoples of Rojava and North and East Syria in particular, all the people of Kurdistan, the Arab, Armenian, Assyrian, and Turkmen peoples, all the peoples of Syria and the Middle East, the oppressed peoples of the world, all women and youth, and all revolutionary, democratic, and libertarian forces.
On the 12th anniversary of the revolution of Rojava, we salute the peoples and defenders of the revolution with respect, and we commemorate with respect, love, and gratitude all the martyrs who gave their lives in the development and defense of the revolution. We bow with respect in front of their precious memories, and we reiterate our promise to live up to their legacy.
It is essential to always remember and commemorate the internationalists who became a part of one of the most meaningful and greatest solidarities in history. People from all over the world came, fought, and struggled on the battlefields to defend the revolution of Rojava. Many internationalist friends were martyred in this struggle. We also remember them with great respect and gratitude. As the Kurdish people and the peoples of the Middle East, we owe them an infinite debt. We once again express our endless love and respect for them and our gratitude to our international friends who have fought tirelessly for the revolution and the freedom of the Kurdish people and all the peoples of the Middle East.
Through its character, the revolution of Rojava has brought upon new achievements and created new values for all humanity; it has gone down in history as a new development in the universal march for the freedom of peoples, women, and oppressed classes. The revolution of Rojava has developed on the legacy of the historical freedom struggle of the oppressed against exploitation, inequality, and injustice. It is rooted in history. As a result of being based on Leader Apo’s [Abdullah Öcalan's] philosophy and paradigm, it has reached a new stage in the history of revolutions. With the paradigm of Democratic Modernity and the ideology of a democratic, ecological society based on women’s liberation, Leader Apo has brought up an important solution to the social problem of our time. Leader Apo has offered humanity the most advanced, conscious, and organized system to overcome both the five thousand years of human exploitation and Capitalist Modernity, which has brought society and nature face-to-face with destruction due to its greed for maximum profit. Based on this, the revolution of Rojava has been the most important and advanced development of the 21st century. This is what makes it so meaningful.
The revolution, by creating a system of self-administration under the name of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria, has brought a solution to the problems faced by revolutions throughout history. Being based on women’s liberation, it overcame the male-dominated mentality, which is the cause of all exploitation, and like this it enabled the development of free consciousness. These fundamental achievements have made this revolution the most important and meaningful development of our time.
The Rojava revolution and the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria have proved their maturity by managing to resist and survive against all kinds of attacks from the beginning until today. This success has been achieved through the integrated struggle of the peoples, revolutionary forces, and international solidarity. It is very important that this struggle continues with further development in such a period when the dangers aimed at suffocating the revolution continue to increase. In this regard, we call on all the peoples of North and Eastern Syria, the revolutionary forces of Rojava, the Middle East, and the forces of international solidarity to continue and develop the struggle to defend the revolution.
The Turkish state and the fascist AKP-MHP regime, which did not give up its genocidal, colonialist mentality, have been attacking from the beginning to the present day with the aim of eliminating the revolution. They were willing to enter into all kinds of dirty relationships for this interest. They organized all reactionary and fascist gangs and mercenaries, particularly ISIS, and attacked North and East Syria. When they could not echieve this, they themselves directly attacked and occupied parts of Rojava and Syrian lands. They established a regime of plunder and oppression in the occupied territories, changed the demography, and led to the emergence of all kinds of inhumane practices. They have resorted to all kinds of methods to prevent the development of a democratic solution in Syria where the peoples live together equally. They have consciously lured millions of Syrians to Turkey, have strengthened mercenaries to deepen the conflicts, and have tried to turn the peoples against each other. The fascist chief, Tayyip Erdogan, has created a very dangerous regime with a backward and neo-ottomanist mentality. This reactionary, fascist, neo-ottomanist regime is the main cause of the deepening of the problems and conflicts in Syria and the lack of a solution.
We consider it crucial to solve the problems in Syria democratically, equally, and within the integrity of Syria through dialogue and negotiations. The solution to the problems in Syria is only possible with this understanding and method. As the freedom movement, we consider this very important and support it. Everyone who cares about the future of Syria should be making such an effort. On this basis, we call on everyone to act according to this approach and call on everyone, especially the Syrian state, who are in favor of solving the problems and who are concerned about living together fraternally and equally within the integrity of Syria, to solve their problems through dialogue. If this is achieved, the fascist chief Tayyip Erdogan’s plans to destroy Syria and make the Syrian peoples break against each other will come to naught.
Once again, we heartily congratulate on the occasion of the 12th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution, which resembles the common values of humanity. We call on everyone to show more solidarity with the Rojava Revolution. And we also call on the peoples of Kurdistan to take a strong stance against the occupation and annexation of southern Kurdistan and to stand in solidarity."
