Pro-government media outlets aligned with Turkey’s AKP and Iraq’s KDP have prominently featured the call from the mother of Şeyma Sancar, a member of the HPG who lost her life during a chemical weapons attack by the Turkish military in April 2022 in the Zap region’s Çiyareş area, urging fighters to “surrender.”
Şimel Çam, daughter of the ill prisoner Mehmet Emin Çam who suffered two heart attacks in prison, stated that her father's health is worsening and called on the parliamentary commission to prioritize the release of ill prisoners.
Mehmet İsa Aydoğan’s release has been postponed for the third time after he refused to accept imposed remorse. The prosecutor threatened Aydoğan by saying, “I won’t let you go easily.”
Circassian writer Kuban Kural stated that the Peace and Democratic Society Process initiated by Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan represents a crucial opportunity not only for Kurds but also for other marginalized peoples like the Circassians. “The resolution of the Kurdish issue is the only way for Circassian identity to survive in this geography,” he said.
Singer Sezen Aksu, who made a statement for detainees Ayse Barim and Murat Calik, called on the government: "The health and life of all seriously ill prisoners and convicts is your obligation."
Mass graves belonging to 7 people were found in Mêrgetî village of Amêdiyê district of Dohuk city in the Federated Kurdistan Region
DEM Party deputies Newroz Uysal Aslan and Ferit Şenyaşar visited Hilvan 1 and 2 T-Type Prisons on July 28 and reported systematic human rights violations to the Parliamentary Human Rights Commission (IHIK), calling for an on-site investigation.
Peace Mothers stated that they want to meet with Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and that they will apply to the Ministry of Justice.
Politician and writer Abdülbaki Erdoğmuş stated that Abdullah Öcalan is the main interlocutor for resolving the Kurdish issue and that the newly established parliamentary "National Solidarity, Brotherhood, and Democracy Commission" must engage in direct dialogue with him.
Hakan Ozturk, Chairperson of the Labourist Movement Party (EHP), criticized the government’s reluctance to act on issues related to prisoners, Abdullah Öcalan, and trustee (kayyım) appointments. Speaking to Mezopotamya Agency (MA), Ozturk said: “How long can they keep avoiding? Objectivity will push them to take these steps.”
Lokman Saman from Cukurova Association for Solidarity with Prisoners and Convicts (TUAY-DER), spoke about ongoing violations in prisons, especially regarding access to healthcare. Despite the ongoing Peace and Democratic Society Process, violations continue systematically in prisons.
As part of the Democratic Society Meetings launched in response to Abdullah Ocalan’s “Call for Peace and Democratic Society”, the Democratic Institutions Platform will continue organizing festivals, rallies, and marches in 12 more cities across Turkey and Kurdistan.
Serdar Akay, whose 65-year-old father Latif Akay is imprisoned in Beşiri T Type Prison and unable to walk, stated that his father has been left to die and called for his urgent release to receive treatment.
İffet Mutaş, who lost her father, two brothers, nephew, son, and daughter during the conflict, said, “As someone who has witnessed the pain of 2 brothers, 2 children, a mother, father, and my nephew Mazlum Tekdağ, we want peace.”
Ali Rıza Arslan, whose son’s bones were delivered to him in a box seven years after his death during curfews, spoke about the ongoing peace process. “Those who suffer and are victims like me want peace,” he said.