US EditionPro-Kurdish MP and key peace negotiator Onder dies at 62
- Sırrı Süreyya Önder, a pro-Kurdish lawmaker and deputy speaker, died at 62 in an Istanbul hospital on Saturday after heart surgery.
- Önder's death followed a cardiac arrest on April 15 and an aortic rupture that required a 12-hour operation and 18 days in intensive care.
- He gained respect for his role in peace negotiations between the Turkish government and the PKK, including three visits to jailed leader Abdullah Öcalan from 2013 to 2015.
- Officials noted that the Kurdish conflict has lasted decades, claiming over 40,000 lives, and Önder was described as the 'Postman of peace' who broke down societal prejudices.
- Önder's death sparked condolences from political figures and his party, underscoring ongoing hopes to continue his peace efforts despite Turkey's charged political context.
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DEM Party: It is our duty to honor Önder’s memory by continuing the peace struggle he fought for
The General Headquarters of the People's Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) issued a message of condolence for Sırrı Süreyya Önder, a member of the İmralı Delegation and Deputy Speaker of Parliament, who lost his life earlier today, on the 18th day of his treatment in the intensive care unit of an Istanbul hospital following a cardiac arrest on April 15. Following a memorial service at Atatürk Cultural Centre (AKM) at 11:00, after the afte…
Pro-Kurdish MP and key peace negotiator Onder dies at 62
Sirri Sureyya Onder, a prominent pro-Kurdish party lawmaker and key figure in Turkey's tentative process to end the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party's (PKK) insurgency, died on Saturday at age 62, his party said.
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