According to a survey conducted by the Center for Socio-Political Field Studies in Northern Kurdistan, more than 57 percent of the interviewees consider democratic autonomy as a solution to the Kurdish issue. The PKK and Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan are seen as interlocutors.

The survey was conducted on April 1-10, 2021 in 18 cities including Diyarbakır, Batman, Şanlıurfa, Mardin, Antep, Van, Şırnak, Siirt, Muş, Malatya, Iğdır, Hakkari, Elazığ, Dersim, Bitlis, Bingöl, Ağrı, Adıyaman.

The survey was carried out online with the participation of 948 people.

An overwhelming 95.4% of the interviewees defined their ethnic identity as "Kurdish".

The survey asked "Would You Agree with the Following Definitions for the Kurdish Issue?

82.5% of them agreed with the definition "It is a cultural problem due to the non-recognition of mother tongue and identity rights" and 86.9% agreed with the definition "It is a problem stemming from not having equal citizenship rights".

97.7% said that the MHP does not seek to resolve the Kurdish issue. 94.9% said "AKP", 93.2% said "IYI Party", 85% said "Saadet Party", 82.7% said "Future Party", 81.2% said "CHP" and 74.3% said "Deva Party" do not seek a solution to the Kurdish issue.

87,8% on the other hand thinks that the policies and discourses of the HDP serve for the solution of the Kurdish question.

When asked "How Do You Think the Kurdish Issue Could Be Resolved?" 44.5% of them answered "The Solution / Negotiation Process", 29.3% answered "Constitutional Recognition and Guarantees", while 15.2% answered "Non-Conflict and Peace".

CAN IT BE RESOLVED IN NEAR FUTURE?

When asked "Do You Think the Kurdish Issue Could Be Resolved In The Near Future?" 26.4% of the participants said "Yes" and 47.9% said "No".

THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE TO NEGOTIATION

When asked "What or Who is the Biggest Problem / Obstacle to the Reintroduction of the Resolution and Negotiation Process?", 45.6% of the participants answered "People's Alliance and its Leaders", 30% answered "AKP-Erdoğan", and 18.1% answered "State / Deep State".

MILITARY IS NOT THE SOLUTION

When asked "If the Turkish Armed Forces eliminated the PKK through military methods, would the Kurdish problem be resolved? " 95.1% of the participants said "No". "Do you think if the PKK laid down arms, would the Kurdish problem be resolved?" 80.6% of the participants answered "No" while only 3.2% of them said "Yes".

PKK AND ABDULLAH ÖCALAN AS INTERLOCUTORS

When asked "Who Should Be the Interlocutors for the Resolution of the Kurdish Issue?" 56.5% of the participants said "Political Parties Represented in the Turkish Assembly and the Organization (Abdullah Öcalan and PKK)", 22.8% said "the Government and the Organization (Abdullah Öcalan and PKK)".

When asked "With Whom Do You Think The Kurdish Issue Could Be Resolved / Who Would Reolve It?", 43.5% of the participants said "Abdullah ÖCALAN-KCK-Political Parties in the Parliament", 15.6% said "Abdullah ÖCALAN alone", 7.6% said "Abdullah ÖCALAN-KCK-HDP-AKP-Army”.