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• Kurds are suffering under HTS 

  Turkey supports HTS and seeks to crush the Kurds through armed groups. Is HTS better than the Kurds? Is it more representative of the peoples of Turkey?
• Karasu: President Öcalan should participate actively and effectively in the PKK congress 

  Mustafa Karasu said that Öcalan should participate actively and effectively in the PKK congress.
• Makarenko: Öcalan never stopped thinking and working 

  Kurdologist Vadim Makarenko said that despite having been imprisoned for over 25 years, Abdullah Öcalan continued to reflect on the Kurdish issue and the Middle East.
• Karasu: The initiated process is crucial because it concerns the future of Turkey 

  Mustafa Karasu said that "the initiated process is crucial because it concerns the future of Turkey",
• Makarenko: Many, including Israel, have interest in stirring up inter-state conflicts in Middle East 

  Kurdologist Vadim Makarenko spoke about the latest developments in the Middle East.
• Gençay Gürsoy: The state has yet to take any steps toward a solution 

  Prof. Gençay Gürsoy stated the DEM Party’s ties with the opposition are positive, but the Turkish state has not taken any steps toward a solution.
• PKK: We expect leader Abdullah Öcalan to be in a position to lead the party congress 

  In its 1 May statement, the PKK said: "We expect leader Abdullah Öcalan to be in a position to lead the party congress".
• Gülcan Sayyiğit: Rojava conference will impact all of Kurdistan 

  Gülcan Kaçmaz Sayyiğit stated that the Kurdish people cannot lose another century and said the Rojava conference will influence all of Kurdistan.
• Kaya: Progress in the peace process requires legal and institutional reforms 

  The co-chair of the Human and Freedom Party, Ahmet Kaya, said that legal arrangements enabling Abdullah Öcalan to lead the process and open communication channels are essential for progress.
• Dr. Nelly Jazra: Kurdish women are transforming society, not just fighting 

  Dr. Nelly Jazra explained that the Kurdish women’s movement goes beyond armed struggle by confronting gender norms and transforming society.
• Professor Önder: Nation-state structure has eroded friendship among peoples 

  Professor Dr. Izzettin Önder stated that the new process can only produce positive results if essential conditions are met, adding that the nation-state system has played a key role in dividing peoples.
• The past and present of Druze and Alawites in Syria - Part Two 

  The Nusayris adhere to the Twelver branch of Shia Islam.
• The past and present of Druze and Alawites in Syria - Part One 

  Communities such as the Kurds, Alawites, Druze, Ismailis, and Christians must organize to protect their existence and secure their rights under a new constitution.
• Eren Keskin: Sexual torture is a long-standing state policy 

  Eren Keskin said that sexual torture is a state policy and spreads also due to the silence of the opposition.
• Kalkan: Öcalan's call shows the path for the democratization of Turkey based on Kurdish freedom 

  Duran Kalkan said that "if Turkey does not solve the Kurdish question and democratize itself, it will either fight against Israel, come into conflict with the forces behind it, or surrender to them altogether."
• Silent witnesses to the Syriac genocide 

  After more than a century, the traces of the Syriac genocide have once again come to light with the remains of bones uncovered in the village of Arbo in Nusaybin. The skulls and bones are like silent witnesses to the genocide.
• Kalkan: Words are not enough, peace requires actions 

  Duran Kalkan said that "the current government is not going through a change of mentality and politics that recognizes the existence of the Kurdish people."
• The struggle for democracy must be waged correctly 

  The democratic struggle must unite all of Syria and prevent HTS from using religion for sectarian rule.
• Kalkan: Öcalan's call can be implemented if the appropriate conditions are created 

  Duran Kalkan once again stressed the clear position of the Kurdish freedom movement, reiterating that "Öcalan's call can be implemented if the appropriate conditions are created."
• Çiçek: Freedom for Öcalan must be ensured 

  Cengiz Çiçek stated that the most urgent step is to ensure Abdullah Öcalan’s physical freedom.
• Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit: The key actor for peace remains in isolation 

  Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit stated that Abdullah Öcalan is the key actor for peace, yet he remains in isolation.
• 'Solution process' at a critical stage 

  Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish people are ready, but questions remain about the government’s readiness.
• Buldan: The Call for Peace and a Democratic Society is a call for struggle 

  Pervin Buldan, member of the Imrali Delegation, said: "The construction and struggle of a democratic society never ends... The Call for Peace and a Democratic Society is, in itself, a call for struggle."
• Canpolat: The Turkish state must act without delay 

  The co-chair of TUHAD-FED, Kerem Canpolat, said that the Turkish state must respond to Öcalan’s call.
• Christina Kitsos: Abdullah Öcalan must be free 

  Geneva Mayor Christina Kitsos stated that Abdullah Öcalan must be released and that a just and lasting solution must finally be found for the Kurdish people.