Stating that socialists should not be content with watching the process, TÖP Spokesperson Board Member Juliana Gözen said that this period is a new threshold of struggle, a ground to leap accumulation, and that socialists should be the subject of the process.
"We would like the commission to be established within the Parliament to work efficiently in the coming days," said Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş after the DEM Party meeting,
Pointing to the developments regarding the solution of the Kurdish issue, DEM Party Istanbul Provincial Co-Chair Arife Çınar stated that an “extraordinary process” is taking place and stressed: “Even the Parliament going on holiday is a problematic situation.”
Pointing to Abdullah Öcalan's call and the PKK's congress, Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş said, "Turkey's Grand National Assembly has a duty from now on."
NEWS CENTER Efkan Ala stated regarding the debates on a new constitution: “Even if we hold a majority on our own, we would prefer to draft the constitution together with the opposition. A constitution that gains the consent of broad segments of society will open the way for Turkey.”
Calling for a new democratic and inclusive political direction amid changing regional democracy, “We have set democracy and the rule of law as the compass of this process” Tuncer Bakirhan said.
The DEM Party and MHP meeting, which lasted for about 40 minutes, ended.
The meeting between DEM Party Co-chairs Tulay Hatimogullari, Tuncer Bakırhan and MHP Chair Devlet Bahceli started.
We discussed the steps to be taken for peace and solution," DEM Party said in a statement following the meetings with CHP and YRP.
"There will be those who will try to poison the process, we are cautious," Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus said on the process launched to resolve the Kurdish issue.
The meeting between DEM Party Co-chairs and DEVA Party Chair Ali Babacan ended. The meeting lasted 1.5 hours.
Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus said the process is going on as planned and the parliament is the place to discuss the issue.
Following the PKK’s announcement of its congress resolutions, Chief Advisor to the President Mehmet Uçum stated, “Comprehensive reforms will be implemented in the fields of democracy and law.”
AKP Deputy Chair Efkan Ala made a statement following the PKK's announcement of its congress resolutions saying, “At the important stage we have reached, the mechanisms regarding the necessary efforts and management of the process will be operated appropriately.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan commented on the ongoing process, sayin: “The PKK will lay down arms, and then a new phase, a new era for all of us, will begin. A challenging process lies ahead.”