Pointing out that the state has not taken concrete steps since the beginning of the process, Êlih Peace Mothers demanded that the state take the first step by ensuring the physical freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
Making a statement on the decision of the Council of Europe Committie of Ministers, Asrin Law Office stated that the legalisation of the “right to hope” by the Parliament in line with the decision would be a solution to structural problems.
Commenting on the decision of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to give Turkey until June 2026 regarding the "right to hope", representatives of organisations stated that the Commission, to which the Committee attributed responsibility, should take quick and effective decisions.
GÜNSİAD President Şah İsmail Bedirhanoğlu, who was heard by the parliamentary commission, said he demanded the removal of the language barrier, an equal constitution and decentralisation.
Ahmet Temiz, whose release was postponed twice by the decision of the Prison Administration and Observation Board, was released from prison after 31 years of imprisonment and received an enthusiastic welcome in his hometown Amed (Diyarbakır).
Peace Mothers' Assembly gathered before the conference to be held on 18-19 October.
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe urged Turkey to implement the ECtHR's rulings on imprisoned politician Selahattin Demirtaş and release him.
In its interim decision on Abdullah Öcalan's "right to hope", the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe urged Turkey to take steps without delay and stated that the commission established in the Parliament could be used for necessary steps.
Participants in a march in Wan (Van) for the implementation of the ECHR's "right to hope" judgement on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan said "Öcalan's freedom is the freedom of the Kurdish people".
The 10th meeting of the National Solidarity, Brotherhood and Democracy Commission, which was established as part of the solution to the Kurdish issue, has started.
Asrın Law Office stated that Abdullah Öcalan pointed out the need for legal solutions that would cover the "interim period" laws, and quoted Abdullah Öcalan as saying, "He stated that the peace and democratic society process has reached the stage of legal solutions due to the progress it has made."
In his last meeting with the İmralı Delegation Abdullah Öcalan called on young people who migrated to Europe to return to their country if they have the opportunity. "I prefer İmralı to Europe," Öcalan was quoted as saying during the meeting.
Lawyers for Freedom Association (ÖHD) member Salih Tekin stated taht the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe must put pressure on Turkey to implement the “right to hope”.
Ömer Kurt, the father of Şerzan Kurt, a university student who was murdered with a police bullet, stated that they are hopeful for the Peace and Democratic Society Process and said: "A condition where everyone is equal should be created."
Relatives of prisoners in Mêrdîn (Mardin) stated that a real peace cannot be established without the physical freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and called on the Commission established in the Parliament.