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• The Middle East longs for democracy once again 

  If Iran is dragged into turmoil like Syria, there may be developments from which they cannot escape. For now, they will try to neutralize Iran and redesign the Middle East as they see fit.
• Zîlan’s legacy: The fire of freedom from Zap to Rojava - V 

  Erdal Andok’s action marked a turning point in the Kurdish Freedom Struggle against fascism by carrying Zîlan’s legacy.
• Zîlan’s legacy: The fire of freedom from Zap to Rojava - IV 

  Halit Oral set himself on fire in Maraş Prison, prompting the "You cannot darken our sun" resistance.
• Zîlan’s legacy: The fire of freedom from Zap to Rojava – III 

  Bermal, a fearless Kurdish woman from Batman, joined the PKK in 1988 and carried out a self-sacrificing action in Sivas in 1996.
• Zîlan’s legacy: The fire of freedom from Zap to Rojava - II 

  Leyla Kaplan carried out a self-sacrificing action in Adana, keeping Zîlan’s spirit of resistance alive.
• Hozat: Kurds must respond by developing national unity 

  Bese Hozat said that "national unity is decisive. It is decisive to act together, to develop and carry out this process with a common policy, a common understanding, and a common approach."
• Zîlan’s legacy: The fire of freedom from Zap to Rojava – I 

  Zîlan sparked a storm in Dersim on June 30, 1996, showing how a woman’s courage could shake the world.
• Hozat: This is a 'Process of Peace and Democratic Society' 

  Bese Hozat said that "it would be fully wrong to define this process as the ‘Process of Terror-Free Turkey’ as the government tries to do. We reject this expression, this definition," and added that "this is a ‘Process of Peace and Democratic Society'".
• Hozat: Without the struggle for freedom, we would not be able to talk about Kurdish identity today 

  Highlighting the importance of the 52-year struggle for freedom, Bese Hozat said: “The will of the Kurds had been broken before the PKK emerged, and the Kurds had been subjected to genocide. They were afraid to be Kurdish and to express their identity."
• Aydar: We will respond to the gallows built in Amed a century ago 

  Zübeyir Aydar said that the importance of preserving memory and invited everyone to the June 29 rally in Cologne marking the 100th anniversary of Sheikh Said’s execution.
• A century-old issue and a path to resolution 

  Abdullah Öcalan’s project for democratization through Kurdish freedom offers Turkey a historic opportunity.
• Gang activity and special warfare in 1 Mayıs neighborhood 

  A revolutionary neighborhood is now facing moral decay under special warfare tactics.
• 1 Mayıs neighborhood: Special warfare tactics opened the door to corruption 

  Founded by revolutionaries, 1 Mayıs neighborhood now struggles with gangs and deepening moral decay.
• Kalkan: Turkey will survive only if it becomes a country of freedoms 

  Duran Kalkan said that "Turkey will survive only if it becomes a country of freedoms."
• Kalkan: Time to build national unity  

  Duran Kalkan said that "the global capitalist modernity system is using Israel as a strike force."
• Prof. Dr. Vali: Israel-Iran war part of the order the U.S. seeks to establish under its hegemony 

  Prof. Dr. Abbas Vali said: "Neither the U.S. nor Israel wants a government in Iran that comes through revolution. The unification of Rojhilat Kurds and the formation of a joint military force is vital."
• Kalkan: The nation-state mentality is the same everywhere 

  Duran Kalkan said that "organizing and education need to be developed much more broadly in every area."
• Kalkan: An effective struggle is needed for peace 

  Kalkan said: "We want to carry out our struggle for freedom on the basis of a strategy of democratic political struggle. However, the implementation of this path does not depend on us alone."
• Kalkan: Kurdish movements in Iran should build national unity 

  Kalkan pointed out that the global system of capitalist modernity seeks to dismantle all political structures that emerged in the Middle East after 1917.
• Kürkçü: Constitutional talks cannot ignore the Kurdish question 

  Ertuğrul Kürkçü said that the PKK's decision raised hopes for peace but warned that ignoring the Kurdish question in constitutional talks renders the process incomplete.
• Either all together or none of us! 

  After the collapse of the Syrian Baath regime, it was often said: Now it's Iran's and Turkey's turn! Given that the Israel-Iran war has begun, this war will greatly affect Turkey, and after Iran, it will be Turkey's turn!
• Those who are not ready for change will lose 

  Those who once claimed to oppose guerrilla warfare and conflict have now become more pro-guerrilla than the PKK itself, argues Zeki Akil.
• PJAK co-chair: We will fight for our rights under any circumstances 

  Peyman Viyan said that Iran’s peoples can build an alternative system with the spirit of "Jin, Jiyan, Azadî."
• Öcalan: If the DEM Party reaches the 20% threshold, it will come to power 

  DEM Party MP Ömer Öcalan said that Abdullah Öcalan called for the DEM Party to strengthen its presence everywhere, saying, "If you reach the 20% vote threshold, you will be the ruling power in this country."
• Öztürk: Öcalan’s perspective provides basis for a new International 

  The EHP chair, Hakan Öztürk, said that Abdullah Öcalan’s perspective provides the basis to build a new International.