Writer Debbie Bookchin, former Icelandic Minister Ögmundur Jónasson, and American musician Quincy Saul stated that Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s recent message conveys a universal appeal and called for concrete steps to be taken.
Former İzmir Metropolitan Mayor Tunç Soyer is among 99 individuals referred to the court with a request for arrest. Reacting to the situation Soyer said: "There is not a single question in our case file that lacks an answer."
In Izmir, 137 people, including former Mayor Tunc Soyer, have been referred to the courthouse following their detenditon.
Abdullah Öcalan's family and his guardian Mazlum Dinç applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and İmralı Prison Directorate requesting a meeting.
A one-month visitation ban has been imposed on prisoners at Van High Security Prison.
Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, Director of the Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO), stated that the reason for the regime’s increased repression is to prevent anti-regime protests. He said: “The Islamic Republic is at its weakest point. And if new protests break out, it's impossible to know whether they will manage to control it.”
Stating that they are hopeful for the Kurdish national unity in the Federated Kurdistan Region, KNK Co-Chair Ahmet Karamus said: "There is a possibility for a solution there. As Mr Öcalan said, the construction of a democratic nation should be realised wherever Kurds live."
"Kurds no longer have a chance to refrain from, delay or postpone national unity," said Mehmet Ali Aydın, a member of the Secretariat of the Democratic Unity Initiative.
Intellectuals travelling to Turkey as part of the "I want to visit Öcalan" campaign said: "The main goal is the freedom of society together with Abdullah Öcalan. Women can lead this."
The European delegation, which organised a "Round Table" meeting in Istanbul, emphasised that Abdullah Öcalan is a "global leader" and discussed what activities could be carried out to solve the Kurdish issue.
DEM Party convened to evaluate the developments within the scope of the "Peace and Democratic Society Process".
IHD Istanbul Branch Chair Jiyan Tosun stated that steps should be taken immediately for the release of ill prisoners: "Ill prisoners cannot wait for September and October. Their lives are in danger."
The citizens of Şirnex, who spoke out in front of the ministry against the dam projects planned to be built in Cizîr and Roboskî, demanded the cancellation of the project that will lead to the destruction of ecological and historical sites.
"For the democratic process to reach its full potential, the immediate and unconditional release of Mr. Öcalan and all other political prisoners whose human rights have been violated is imperative," said the delegation from Europe that came to Istanbul yesterday to visit Abdullah Öcalan.
Abdullah Öcalan sent a message to the European delegation that wanted to visit him. "I see it as part of the will for social peace, a democratic resolution, and the shared aspiration of peoples to live freely together."