Following Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan’s historic call published by ANF earlier today, all eyes are now on the disarmament ceremony to be held by the PKK in Sulaymaniyah.

The ceremony will be based on Öcalan’s call: “I believe not in the arms, but in the power of politics and social peace and call on you to put this principle into practice.”

Under the leadership of the People's Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), a large crowd including writers, intellectuals, politicians, and journalists is expected to travel from Amed (tr: Diyarbakır) to Sulaymaniyah.

Political parties

The political parties, human rights and legal organizations, associations, and civil society organizations that were invited to the ceremony and expected to send representatives to the historic ceremony are listed below:

Revolutionary Party, Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP), Green Left Party, Socialist Reconstruction Party (SYKP), Socialist Solidarity Platform (SODAP), Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP), Social Freedom Party (TÖP), Labor Party (EMEP), Labourist Movement Party (EHP), Socialist Assemblies Federation (SMF), People's Houses, Left Party, Felicity (saadet) Party, Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), Future Party, New Welfare (Yeniden Refah) Party, CHP, Homeland (Vatan) Party.

Co-chairs and co-spokespersons from the Democratic Regions Party (DBP), Peoples’ Democratic Congress (HDK), the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), and the Democratic Unity Initiative are also expected to travel to Sulaymaniyah to attend the ceremony.

Kurdistani Parties

Kurdistan Communist Party (KKP), Human and Freedom Party (PİA), Kurdistan Socialist Party (PSK), Kurdistan Democratic Party-Turkey (PDK), Freedom Party, Freedom Movement, Revolutionary Democratic Kurdish Association (DDKD), KDP (Kurdistan Democratic Party)-Bakur.

Bar associations and legal organizations

Bar associations in North Kurdistan, Asrın Law Office, Union of Turkish Bar Association (TBB), Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD), Contemporary Lawyers ‘Association (ÇHD), Peace Foundation, Human Rights Association (İHD), Social Initiative for Peace, Initiative for Rights and Justice, Art Initiative for Peace, MAZLUMDER.

Civil society organizations and business circles

Confederation of Public Employees' Trade Unions (KESK), Confederation of Revolutionary Workers' Trade Unions (DİSK), Turkish Chamber of Engineers and Architects (TMMOB), Turkish Medical Association (TTB), Turkish Confederation of Trade Unions (TÜRK-İŞ), HAK-İŞ Confederation, Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (TÜSİAD), Independent Industrialists and Businessmen Association (MÜSİAD), Diyarbakır Industrialists and Businessmen Association (DİSİAD), Southeast Industrialists and Businessmen Association (GÜNSİAD), Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB), Federation of Eastern and Southeastern Businessmen Associations, Turkish Municipalities Union.

Alevi and women’s organizations

Free Women's Movement (Tevgera Jinen Azad- TJA), Peace Mothers, feminist organizations, Alevi Bektaşi Federation (ABF), Pir Sultan Abdal Cultural Association (PSAKD), Turkey Alevi Federation (ADFE), European Alevi Unions Confederation (AABK), Alevi Culture Associations General Headquarters (AKD), Şêx Seîd Association, Democratic Alevi Associations (DAD), Democratic Islam Congress (DİK), Association for Mutual Aid, Solidarity, Unity, and Culture of Families Who Lost Their Loved Ones in the Cradle of Civilizations (MEBYA-DER), Federation of Legal Support and Solidarity Associations for Families of Detained and Convicted Persons (TUHAD-FED), 78'ers Initiative.

Families

I Need Peace Initiative, Saturday Mothers, Roboskî Families, October 10 Families, Suruç Families, and Gezi Families.

Representatives from various communities

Representatives from the Syriac, Armenian, Circassian, Arab, Laz, and Azerbaijani peoples.