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• 'Freedom for Öcalan Initiative' in Iraq calls on Turkey not to miss the opportunity for peace 

  The 'Freedom for Öcalan Initiative' in Iraq called on Turkey to fulfill Öcalan’s demands for peace and provide the legal and political basis for it.
• Iraq welcomes Öcalan’s call: An important step in achieving stability in the region 

  Iraq emphasizes that political solutions and dialogue are the best way to address differences and end conflicts, to serve the interests of all parties and to enhance peaceful coexistence.
• HDK on Öcalan’s call: We will take the necessary responsibility 

  In a statement on Öcalan’s ‘Call for Peace and Democratic Society’, HDK expressed its readiness to take the necessary responsibility.
• Önder: We hope that everything will be arranged within three months 

  Speaking after the PKK's announcement of a ceasefire, Sırrı Süreyya Önder said they hoped that the situation would be clarified with meetings involving state officials and politicians in the coming weeks.
• 'The Turkish state should respond to Öcalan's call and proposal for peace’ 

  Gianni Tognoni and Marion Böker pointed out that Abdullah Öcalan’s historic call is very important and called for the Turkish state to respond to Öcalan's proposal for peace.
• Hatimoğulları: Improving Öcalan’s conditions is the most concrete step 

  Tülay Hatimoğulları outlined the concrete steps that should be taken following Abdullah Öcalan’s call.
• Bakırhan: Öcalan’s voice must be heard at Diyarbakır Newroz 

  Tuncer Bakırhan urges Öcalan’s message to be aired at Newroz in Diyarbakır.
• Sinn Féin: Freedom for Öcalan, achieving peace 

  Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD said that "Sinn Féin supports the development of a Kurdish-Turkish peace process based on the principles of inclusivity, representation, mutual respect, justice and equality."
• DEM Party MPs: A call reminding everyone of their duty 

  DEM Party MPs stated that Abdullah Öcalan’s statement served as a reminder of their responsibilities.
• Erdoğan: We'll take all measures against provocations aimed at driving the process into a deadlock 

  Turkish President Erdoğan, in his statement about Öcalan’s historic call, said: "No member of this nation, whether Turk or Kurd, will forgive anyone who drives the process into a deadlock with ambiguous rhetoric and actions, as happened in the past."
• The story of the 'last paragraph' not included in Abdullah Öcalan’s call 

  It came out that the last paragraph, which was not included in the text of Abdullah Öcalan’s call but was announced by Sırrı Süreyya Önder, member of the İmralı delegation, was prepared in agreement with the state delegation.
• DEM Party to meet for three days to evaluate Öcalan’s historic call 

  DEM Party committees will be meeting for three days to evaluate Abdullah Öcalan’s ‘Call for Peace and Democratic Society’ announced on February 27.
• CHP leader calls on the government to “take responsibility and be brave” 

  In a statement on Abdullah Öcalan’s call, CHP Chairman Özgür Özel drew attention to the role and silence of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and called on the government to take responsibility and be brave.
• D'Alema: Time to recognize the rights of the Kurdish people 

  Former Prime Minister of Italy, Massimo D'Alema, said that the message by Abdullah Öcalan was a "positive and courageous message."
• Basque trade union LAB: Öcalan's call can open the door to a new scenario leading to lasting peace 

  The Basque trade union LAB welcomed with hope the call by Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, imprisoned for more than 26 years on the island of Imrali.
• White House and British government welcome Öcalan's message 

  Both the White House and the British government said that Öcalan's message was an important development.
• Kurds in Europe gathered for Abdullah Öcalan’s historic call 

  Kurds living in Europe watched Abdullah Öcalan’s historic call with great interest in mass gatherings at Democratic Kurdish Community Centers.
• EH BIldu Senator Elejabarrieta welcomes Öcalan’s historic call 

  EH Bildu senator welcomed Abdullah Öcalan’s historic call and said everyone "needs to respond with responsibility to it."
• Öcalan’s call echoes in global media 

  The international press welcomed Abdullah Öcalan’s historic call, stating that it could end a decades-long conflict.
• German Foreign Ministry: Öcalan’s statement a historic opportunity 

  The German Foreign Ministry called Abdullah Öcalan’s statement a historic opportunity.
• Sanchez Amor: Öcalan’s call is a historic step very much welcome 

  Abdullah Öcalan called for all groups to lay their arms and the PKK to dissolve itself.
• Akin Birdal: A road map should be drawn up immediately in the Parliament and civil society 

  Commenting on Öcalan’s call, Akın Birdal said, “A road map should be drawn up immediately in the Parliament and civil society. It should be the beginning of the building of a society based on human rights, equal citizenship and freedom.”
• DEM Party components convene after Öcalan's call 

  Following Abdullah Öcalan's ‘Call for Peace and Democratic Society’, components of the DEM Party, members of the Central Executive Board (MYK) and İmralı Delegation have convened in Istanbul.
• İmralı Delegation announces the historic call by Abdullah Öcalan 

  After a meeting with Abdullah Öcalan on İmralı Island, the seven-member delegation announced the historic call from the Kurdish leader.
• Tiryaki: Opposition must unite against trustees  

  Mehmet Rüştü Tiryaki stated that trustee policies harm the government and urged unity among opposition forces.