Stating that the process should not be a process carried out by the DEM Party and the government, “All civil society organizations, especially opposition parties, should support the process,” says KESK Co-Chair Ayfer Koçak.
Stating that Turkey knows that it will be negatively affected by the process of change in the Middle East if it does not take democratic steps, "The solution will be with Abdullah Öcalan," says DAD co-cahir Zeynel Kete.
Pointing out that the government has postponed the cultural and political dimensions of the Kurdish issue, "The CHP's stance is also insufficient. If democracy and Kurdish rights are not in the government's plan, the CHP can step in with a proposal that will complement them," says Journalist Ali Bayramoğlu.
Feridun Demir, who was sentenced to life imprisonment at the age of 17 in Adana, was released after 30 years of imprisonment.
Historian Yektan Türkyılmaz emphasized that the obstacle to the solution of the Kurdish issue is not "weapons" and said, "There is no civilized interlocutor. There cannot be a process without Öcalan being free."
Citizens from many cities in North and East Syria are flocking to Tishreen Dam, where clashes and resistance continue.
The attacks of Turkey and the SNA against Tişrîn, Sirrîn and Til Temîr continue. The vigil started by the people to stop the attacks entered its third day.
At the commemoration held in Ankara on the 11th month of the 10 October Train Station Massacre, it was emphasized that the struggle for justice will continue.
KKP Spokesperson Yasin Yetişgen stated that the talks for the solution of the Kurdish issue are important and he says, “Abdullah Öcalan needs to be fully liberated in order to better contribute to the process.”
PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan's family and guardian applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and İmralı Prison Directorate requesting a meeting.
Commenting on the Working Journalists' Day on 10 January, journalists described the situation they are in with the words "there is an attempt on our lives".
People started to gather in front of the blockaded municipality building upon the detention of the co-mayors of Akdeniz Municipality.
Ill prisoner Yılmaz Üstek stated that he was threatened by the wardens and all his belongings were seized.
Pointing to the attacks on Alawites in Syria and the related hate speech in Turkey, "We are being subjected to a special genocide" says PSAKD Ataşehir Branch Chair Özgür Demircanlı.
Stating that all segments of the society must be included in the process, "Legal regulations must be made and equal and favourable conditions must be provided for Abdullah Öcalan like Nelson Mandela," says Lawyer Ercan Kanar.