Hasan Kılıç: Abdullah Öcalan envisions a democratic future for the region

Hasan Kılıç: Abdullah Öcalan envisions a democratic future for the region

Following Abdullah Öcalan’s 27 February acll for Peace and a Democratic Society, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) held its 12th Congress on May 5–6 and declared that the Kurdish question had reached a point where it could now be resolved through democratic politics. In this regard, the PKK announced that it had fulfilled its historical mission. While concrete steps are expected from the Turkish state in response to these developments, recent s…