The DEM Party’s Imrali Delegation said in a statement on the alleged notes of the Imrali talks, “No interview notes of documents other than those announced by our delegation should be relied upon.”
Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Ozer was released during the hearing of the trial in the context of "urban concencus". Ozer was not released as he was also under arrest from a different case.
3 members of Kaya family, who were beaten and detained for listening to Kurdish songs, were referred to the court with the request for arrest. Kaya family of 10 people returning from a picnic at 21.00 pm local time yesterday evening in Bayrampasa district of Istanbul was beaten and detained by the police because they were listening to a Kurdish song in their car.
Senior executives from Kudistan Democrat Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) came together in Pirmam.
Saying that they felt sadness and happiness at the same time while watching the disarmament ceremony, Wan residents expressed their gratitude to Abdullah Öcalan and called on the state to take steps.
People’s Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party to meet CHP Chair Ozgur Ozel, MHP Chair Devlet Bahceli and Future Party Ahmet Davutoglu in this week.
In the public meetings held in 3 different neighbourhoods of Şirnex (Şırnak), people shared their opinions and suggestions.
Şile Mayor Özgür Kabadayı and 4 municipality executives were arrested.
Making a statement regarding the talks with the Syrian transitional government, the DAANES said: "We adhere to the goals of the March 15 and July 19 revolution, which call for democracy, justice, and freedom. We affirm that engaging in the political process is our strategic choice."
25 thousand people who participated in 139 public meetings held in Êlih (Batman) were informed about the “Peace and Democratic Society Process”.
Speaking about the historic ceremony, people of Amed (Diyarbakır) emphasised the need for mutual steps to be taken going forward, saying, “As a people who have paid a heavy price, we want peace, freedom, equality and justice.”
Herdem Arslan, who two of her children joined the PKK, watched the ceremony of the Peace and Democratic Society Group from the screen. “Kurds must strengthen their unity and increase their struggle,” she said.
Elif Oz, 45, saw her daughter at the ceremony held in Silêmanî (Sulaymaniyah) after 12 years, said: “We want peace and tranquillity. Mothers of soldiers should also raise their voices for peace.”
Watching the ceremony of the Peace and Democratic Society Group, Huseyin Kucukbalaban, Co-Chair of the Human Rights Association (İHD), said, “The state has no more excuse,” and listed the steps that need to be taken.
Commenting on the disarmament, DEM Party MPs emphasised the need for Parliament to take an active role in finding a solution.