Peace Academic Zeliha Burcu Acar said; ‘The state must also respond to this process with democratic and constitutional reforms. Progress must be made with democratic integration laws, not with the rhetoric of 'ending terrorism'."
In a joint briefing issued by three organisations, including HRW, it was emphasised that the commission established in Parliament must propose concrete legal and institutional reforms that will guarantee justice and the rule of law.
Zeki Bulut, a prisoner at Burdur High Security Prison, suffered a heart attack on 4 November. Bulut underwent an angiogram without his family being informed.
Sedat Akgok was released from Trabzon Beşikdüzü Prison after 31 years of imprisonment.
The area west of the city of Suweyda was bombed with heavy weapons late last night.
It has been reported that six journalists have been called to testify as part of the investigation into arrested Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu.
After developing a lung infection following multiple surgeries, journalist Hüseyin Aykol has begun treatment with a fourth set of different antibiotics.
Hikmet Çapraz claimed that he was forcibly handcuffed and beaten by five soldiers at a gendarmerie checkpoint in Elbak, shortly after having undergone an ID check just 10 minutes earlier.
Politician Ziya Pir, involved in preparations for the rally scheduled for November 8 in Cologne, Germany, emphasized, “Mr. Abdullah Öcalan is the chief negotiator. He needs to be free to manage the negotiations more effectively.”
Ercan Yılmaz, President of the Amed (Diyarbakır) branch of the Human Rights Association (IHD), emphasized that the Parliament must play a leading role in resolving the Kurdish issue, adding, “Integration laws to be prepared must also meet the actual needs.”
The body of Kemal Selimî, who was reportedly killed in a drone strike five years ago in Şirnex (Şırnak), has still not been handed over to his family, with authorities claiming that it “does not exist.”
The appointment of trustees to DEM Party municipalities and political operations were protested in many cities, with protesters chanting, “Neither kayyıms (trustees) nor political coups will prevail over the people.”
Citizens of Dersim, stating that the commission must meet with Abdullah Öcalan as soon as possible for the process to proceed smoothly, called on the state to take concrete steps.
Huseyin Kurt, President of the Mersin Branch of the Tüm Emekli-Sen, stated that the government needs military control to maintain its neoliberal policies in Turkey, saying, ‘The country's resources are being transferred to warlords.’
In the meeting with the DEM Party Delegation Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan stated, “In order to move to a positive phase, it is vital that everyone acts with sensitivity, seriousness and a sense of responsibility during this process.”