Kalkan: Words are not enough, peace requires actions

Kalkan: Words are not enough, peace requires actions

In the second part of this interview, Duran Kalkan, member of the KCK Executive Council, said that "the current government is not going through a change of mentality and politics that recognizes the existence of the Kurdish people." The first part of the interview can be read here. The Imrali delegation recently held a meeting with the President of Turkey. How do you see and assess the rapprochement of the state and the rulers in the current pha…

Kalkan: Öcalan's call can be implemented if the appropriate conditions are created

In this in-depth interview, Duran Kalkan, member of the KCK Executive Council, spoke about the state of affairs one and a half months after people's leader Abdullah Öcalan's ‘Call for Peace and Democratic Society’ was published. He once again stressed the clear position of the Kurdish freedom movement, reiterating that  "Öcalan's call can be implemented if the appropriate conditions are created." More than a month and a half has passed since the…