Mehmet Uçum, the chief advisor to AKP President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, shared a statement on X (formerly Twitter), saying: "Together with all the elements of the people of Turkey, Turks and Kurds won the War of Independence as a struggle for existence against imperialism and established the Republic of Turkey, thereby determining their own fate together for eternity. Kurds are an essential founding component of the Turkish nation."

Kurds are founders and permanent owners of the Republic

His statement continued as follows: "Kurds, as an inseparable part of the Turkish nation, are founders and permanent owners of the Republic of Turkey. The Republic of Turkey is also the national state of the Kurds. The Century of Turkey is the century of both Turks and Kurds. All the statements made in line with this paradigm show that a key stage in the transition to a 'Turkey without terrorism' has been completed. Moreover, these statements are a historical confirmation and declaration of the integration of Kurds with the Turkish Republic and the Turkish Nation."

Inclusive reforms to be implemented

Uçum continued: "'A Turkey without terrorism’ is not an end but a new beginning. The achievement of the goal of a Turkey without terrorism and the completion of this phase mark the start of a historic period of advancement for Turkey. It is widely accepted that a new phase will begin, in which comprehensive reforms will be implemented in the fields of democracy and law, and national and patriotic democratic legal principles will be concretely realized.

As can be seen, the founding process that began with the War of Independence and was formalized with the proclamation of the Republic will be completed with inclusive reforms, starting with a new constitution, following the transition to a Turkey without terrorism. Thus, Turkey, having completed its founding process, will continue its great march toward making the second century of the Republic the Century of Turkey, without obstacles and with even greater strength."