{"id":127078,"date":"2025-07-09T08:16:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T08:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=127078"},"modified":"2025-07-09T08:16:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T08:16:50","slug":"ocalan-calls-for-voluntary-disarmament-democratic-transition-in-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/127078\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00d6calan calls for voluntary disarmament, democratic transition in Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> In a rare video message on Wednesday, Abdullah \u00d6calan, the imprisoned founder of the Kurdistan Workers&#8217; Party (PKK), announced the formation of a broad and responsible parliamentary committee tasked with overseeing a voluntary disarmament process in Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe appropriate steps and mechanisms for disarmament will be identified and implemented swiftly,\u201d \u00d6calan said in the recorded statement, emphasizing a peaceful resolution to decades of armed conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00d6calan declared that the PKK abandoned its objective of establishing a nation-state and its strategy of armed struggle. \u201cEnding the armed fight and moving toward a legal and democratic political phase is not a defeat,\u201d he stated, \u201cbut rather a historic victory.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He stressed that the proposed disarmament mechanism would advance the peace process and voluntarily end the PKK\u2019s military campaign. \u201cMy belief lies in politics and societal peace, not in weapons,\u201d \u00d6calan asserted. \u201cI urge you all to adopt this principle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Calling for a transition to democratic politics, \u00d6calan highlighted the role of the People&#8217;s Equality and Democracy Party, which he said would operate within the framework of the Turkish parliament and assume its responsibilities in facilitating the new phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe current moment demands practical steps, goodwill, and forward movement,\u201d he concluded, signaling a renewed commitment to a peaceful and democratic path forward. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, in late February, \u00d6calan issued a historic appeal urging the PKK to lay down arms and dissolve itself, a message delivered publicly by a pro-Kurdish party in Turkey. The call drew significant regional and international support, being hailed as a potential turning point in the Kurdish-Turkish conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Abdulsalam Khoja<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 In a rare video message on Wednesday, Abdullah \u00d6calan, the imprisoned founder of the Kurdistan Workers&#8217; Party (PKK), announced the formation of a broad and responsible parliamentary committee tasked with overseeing a voluntary disarmament process in Turkey. \u201cThe appropriate steps and mechanisms for disarmament will be identified and implemented swiftly,\u201d 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