{"id":45376,"date":"2026-04-27T00:09:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T00:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/45376\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T00:09:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T00:09:04","slug":"president-erdogan-to-hold-talks-with-dem-party-delegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/45376\/","title":{"rendered":"President Erdo\u011fan to hold talks with DEM Party delegation"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan is set to meet members of the Peoples\u2019 Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) delegation on Wednesday at the Presidential Complex in Ankara.<\/p>\n

The delegation, which includes senior figures Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar, is expected to discuss ongoing political issues linked to the Terror-Free T\u00fcrkiye initiative.<\/p>\n

They will be meeting at 2 p.m. local time (11 a.m. GMT).<\/p>\n

The Imral\u0131 delegation is a delegation made up of DEM Party lawmakers who have been pursuing dialogue with the PKK\u2019s jailed ringleader, Abdullah \u00d6calan, on Imral\u0131 Island.<\/p>\n

Earlier on Tuesday, during a parliamentary group meeting, DEM Party Co-Chair T\u00fclay Hat\u0131mo\u011fullar\u0131 Oru\u00e7 said the release of politicians imprisoned for political activities remains essential for advancing the terror-free process.<\/p>\n

Turning to Syria, Oru\u00e7 welcomed the Jan. 30 agreement reached between the Syrian government and the PKK’s Syrian offshoot, YPG-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), calling on the international community to support its implementation. She said T\u00fcrkiye holds significant responsibility in ensuring the deal is not derailed, arguing that meaningful regional cooperation would benefit both Syria\u2019s and T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s long-term stability.<\/p>\n

The terror-free T\u00fcrkiye initiative was launched last year by government ally Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) when its leader, Devlet Bah\u00e7eli<\/a>, implied that the government should facilitate access to \u00d6calan, so that he could call on the PKK to lay down arms.<\/p>\n

Bah\u00e7eli\u2019s proposal was endorsed by President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan, who had earlier hinted at the initiative with messages of unity between Turks and Kurds. The PKK has long justified its campaign of terrorism as a fight for the rights of Kurds. Both Bah\u00e7eli and Erdo\u011fan have repeatedly said that ending terrorism and maintaining unity were essential for T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s “home front\u201d in the face of Israeli aggression in the region, pointing to the fact that Israel may target T\u00fcrkiye next as part of its expansionist policies. \u00d6calan responded positively to Bah\u00e7eli\u2019s call and urged the PKK to lay down arms. In July, the PKK started the disarmament process with a ceremony in northern Iraq. The complete disarmament of the group is expected to be concluded by the end of 2025.<\/p>\n

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