Hüseyin Yılmaz said that peace and democratization in Turkey require forming a broad front based on Abdullah Öcalan’s strategy.
Hüseyin Yılmaz said that peace and democratization in Turkey require forming a broad front based on Abdullah Öcalan’s strategy.
Co-chair of the Berlin Democratic Kurdish Community Center (NAV BERLIN), Hüseyin Yılmaz, shared his views with ANF on Abdullah Öcalan’s proposal for a “Peace and Democratic Society.” Yılmaz emphasized that, based on this proposal, a new social and political process must be developed in Kurdistan, Turkey, and the Middle East.
Yılmaz stressed that the state must abandon its policies of denial and suppression. He said: “Without building a broad democracy front, neither peace nor democracy is possible.”
Yılmaz stated that discussions should be carried out from a broad perspective based on the resolution framework developed by Abdullah Öcalan. He said that a comprehensive mobilization is needed in three main areas for a democratic solution.
He emphasized that a broad alliance including all democratic forces in Turkey and Kurdistan must be formed. Yılmaz underlined that this process is vital not only for the Kurdish people but also for Turkey’s overall democratization.
Yılmaz also pointed to the Kurdish diaspora and democratic circles in Europe as the second area. He said: “The components of the Freedom Movement in Europe are responsible for expanding the social struggle and strengthening the work of building a democratic society.”
In the third and broader dimension, Yılmaz emphasized the goal of building a peaceful coexistence with the peoples of the Middle East. He said, “As Abdullah Öcalan has envisioned, a new political approach based on the culture of shared life among peoples is the foundation for lasting peace in the region.”
Hüseyin Yılmaz also stated that the Turkish state must not avoid its responsibilities in this process and should not squander this historic opportunity for the sake of daily politics. He concluded his remarks by saying:
“It is possible to resolve the Kurdish question not through repression, but through democratic means. The mentality that marginalizes society through the discourse of ‘terrorism’ must be abandoned. A parliamentary commission should be established and begin its work without delay, focusing on a resolution.
