Speaking at the commemoration programme organised PKK's pioneer cadres Ali Haydar Kaytan and Rıza Altun, Mehmet Şirin Tunç stated that Kaytan and Altun gave their lives for the freedom of the people and said, "They never bowed down".
Sabri Ok, member of the KCK Executive Council, said that Abdullah Öcalan wants to open the doors to a new era. Besta Botan said that struggle based on democratic politics and society is beginning."
DEM Party Gever District Co-Chair Ercan Sevmez stated that they have reached 5 thousand families in 12 neighbourhoods and 72 villages within the scope of Abdullah Öcalan's call and said, "The main demand of the people is Öcalan's physical freedom."
Abdullah Öcalan's family and his guardian Mazlum Dinç applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and İmralı Prison Directorate requesting a meeting.
Stressing that the state should take steps in accordance with the process, representatives of local associations emphasised all associations should take part in the process in order to socialise the demand for peace.
Mehmet Şirin Tekmenüray released from prison after 32 years, said, "There is no freedom for us until our leader is free. I will continue the struggle."
PKK's founding cadres Ali Haydar Kaytan and Rıza Altun were commemorated in many cities. At the events organised, they promised to realise their dreams.
Journalist Furkan Karabay arrested due to his virtual media shares and his news.
The people of Makhmur organised a march against the embargo and arbitrary approaches of the Iraqi government. People stated that they will not submit to oppression and started a tent protest.
Participants at the commemoration of Ali Haydar Kaytan and Rıza Altun in Tuzluçayı, Ankara, say the two men built a great tradition.
Citizens living in Wan, who are waiting for the state to take steps regarding the process, said: “The PKK did its part with the call and laid down its arms. Now it is the state’s turn. The state must now give the Kurds their rights.”
Stating that language and communication play an important role in communicating peace to the society, DIB Assembly member Nesteren Davutoğlu underlined that the state has serious responsibilities in the process.
Stating that Makhmur Camp has been under the embargo of the Iraqi government for 36 days, Ehmed Şehbaz, Co-Chair of the People's Assembly, said that the decision taken upon the request of Turkey violates the laws of Iraq and that they will use their democratic rights if the embargo is not lifted.
İffet Zuğurli, who witnessed the PKK's founding congress, said that the PKK's first congress awakened the Kurds and that the last congress would bring peace. Zuğurli said, "I want to host Leader Apo here again, in our home on the Fis Plain."