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Unlike the last solution process, this solution process is being handled with utmost sensitivity regarding the use of time,
We do not trust them, they said the same things before, nothing has changed. Twelve years ago they said peace, peace, peace. Then there was a ceasefire and then we saw what happened,
said Turkan Duman, 56, referring to a previous peace process that broke down in 2015. But we want peace. Peace so that no more blood is shed, it is a sin.”
Sitting alongside her friend, Duman added There is not a single inch of land left in Kurdistan where the blood of martyrs has not been shed,
If Mr. Ocalan was in the Qandil mountains, on top of his leadership council, would he make this peace decision? This is the question that should be asked,
A very high threshold has been crossed in terms of disarmament,
Of course we want peace to be established. We are afraid because they make plans or (could) play a trick,
It is not like the previous experiments where the PKK stopped the war several times and demanded peace but (Turkish President Recep Tayyip) Erdogan and Turkish policy were not convinced,
We declare a ceasefire effective today to pave the way for the implementation of Leader Apo's call for peace and democratic society. None of our forces will take armed action unless attacked,
it said, referring to Ocalan by his nickname There will be a series of meetings next week, including state officials and politicians, and many things will become clearer and more concrete. We hope that everything will be arranged in the next three months,
said Sirri Sureyya Onder, one of the DEM members who visited Ocalan in prison on Thursday There is an opportunity to take a historic step toward tearing down the wall of terror that has stood between (Turkish and Kurdish peoples') 1,000-year-old brotherhood,
The Turkish military drove the group out of Turkey's southeast and pressed it deep into the steep and unforgiving mountains of northern Iraq,
I received a message here in Syria, and in the letter, (Ocalan) emphasized peace,
It’s a commitment of the international community towards those who fought bravely against ISIS and won against ISIS, and it’s also a commitment for the future of Syria, because the Kurds are a stabilizing force in this country,
Each previous attempt has ended in failure, and skeptics argue that Erdogan’s peace efforts never address Kurdish democratic demands,
Erdogan’s ruling alliance may see this as a chance to win over the pro-Kurdish DEM party for constitutional changes that could extend his presidency while granting Kurds more rights,
said Berkay Mandiraci, a Turkey analyst at the International Crisis Group think tank in Brussels Israelis won’t like it,
Turkey has long feared rivals like Iran and Israel exploiting its conflict with the PKK,
And very soon, we will find out: will Ocalan and the Kurds gain anything in return?”
A significant concern is whether Erdogan's government is genuinely committed to peace when it continues to detain Kurdish politicians and activists en masse,
said Wolfango Piccoli, co-president of political risk consultancy Teneo
