Stating that an important area for the democratisation of Turkey has been opened, Prof. Dr. Sevtap Yokuş said that legal guarantees and an inclusive constitution are important for the success of the process: "Raising hope depends on the efforts of all of us."
In the final declaration of the conference "Şêx Seîd (Sheikh Said) and Azadî Community: History, Memory, and Collective Dissent Conference" called for the disclosure of the burial places of those who have great historical, political, cultural and symbolic value for the Kurdish people and an end to denialist approaches.
Riha (Urfa) Bar Association, Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) and Human Rights Association (IHD) Riha Branches have declared that they have started field work, panel discussions, meetings and reporting processes in order to contribute to the process of confrontation, recognition of rights and development of reform proposals.
Şırnak Working Journalists' Association made a press statement on the threatened journalist Zeynep Durgut and said "We will not remain silent against this mentality".
Legal and civil society organizations reported after inspections in 9 prisons that “Even the most basic human rights of prisoners have been suspended and isolation has been intensified to the highest level.”
In his message to the conference “1925 Uprising’s 100th Anniversary Conference Azadi Society, Sheikh Said and Companions, Memory and Collective Opposition”, Abdullah Öcalan said: “Sheikh Said's line will attain its true meaning when it is combined with today's democratic nation paradigm.”
Abdullah Öcalan's family and his guardian Mazlum Dinç applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and İmralı Prison Directorate requesting a meeting.
Mahsum Çiya Korkmaz, Co-cpekesperson for the Amed City Protection and Solidarity Platform, called on the government to take action to resolve the Kurdish issue and end military operations.
Hasan Erdoğan, Chair of the Ankara Bar Association’s Child Rights Centre, warned that the incarceration of minors is contributing to higher crime rates among children in Turkey. “The more detention is used, the more crime increases. 90% of children who are imprisoned return to prison within a year,” he said.
Peoples’ Democratic Congress (HDK) Co-Spokesperson Meral Danış Beştaş stated that developments in the Middle East are sending a clear message to Turkey: “Resolve your internal issues.” She emphasized that peace is one of Turkey’s most urgent needs and underlined HDK’s commitment to a democratic solution in the region.
Nuran Seçkin, who lost four family members during the conflict, stressed the urgency of peace amid the Iran-Israel war, saying: “Peace can no longer be delayed. The state must act now. Peace cannot be one-sided.”
Yusuf Döner, who spent 2 years and 70 days traveling between Bedlîs and Istanbul to recover the remains of his two sons buried under a sidewalk in Kilyos, said: “I would rather have died than see my children under that sidewalk. Despite all this pain, if peace comes, our suffering will ease.”
Şırnak Governorate made a declaration and announced that 5 regions in Basa (Beytüşşebap) district were declared as "speacial security zones" and banned for 9 days.
On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, human rights organizations across Turkey called on the government to comply with the UN Committee Against Torture’s recommendation for allowing the conditional release of prisoners serving aggravated life sentences.
The "Freedom Watch" action started in Strasbourg demanding the physical freedom of Abdullah Öcalan has entered its 14th year.