JINHA

WAN - Women emphasized that the building of real democracy can be possible with the PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan in the ongoing chaos atmosphere in Turkey and they noted that all Kurdish people should rise in order to empower the democracy blog and bring the lasting peace.

A three-month state of emergency was declared in Turkey after coup attempt carried out on July 15 by military. President Tayyip Erdoğan called on everybody to take to streets against the coup in order to ensure so-called peace in the country. As Kurdish people have taken up a clear position against the coup by organizing rallies, they have also noted that they will never accept "one man's regime" imposed by the government and the president. The common idea of Kurdish people in the cities of Kurdistan is that the chaos atmosphere will continue as long as the PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan hasn't been released.

We handed our microphone to women to ask for their opinions. One of these women is Fatma Aslan, she noted that Abdullah Öcalan is the respondent for the lasting solution. Fatma said that as Kurdish people, their freedom can be possible with the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.

"Peoples should stand by the HDP (the Peoples' Democratic Party) for founding a real democracy," said Şirin Boray and continued, "The HDP only does the right politics. A coup attempt was carried out in Turkey. The AKP carried out this coup attempt. As Kurdish people, we are against the coup and the AKP. Our demand is to found a real democracy."

Nadide Duran pointed out that Turkey will be the target of coups if the peace cannot be brought. She said, "Our leader should be free to bring the peace. We demand for peace and our identity. Only people can ensure these. I have a hope to have a real democracy on these lands one day."

Esra Tansu noted that all people who call themselves as democrat, left socialists and NGOs should unite in order to empower the democracy blog. She said, "That time, we can hear the voice of real democracy. I am calling on everbody; let's empower the democracy blog."

Zeynep Mamuk, meanwhile, said, "We have been marginalized just for our demand to have peace. All people should respect each other when we have a real democracy. All people should unite with the Democracy Blog with their different in order to prevent a possşble massacre in Cizre. People should raise their voices against massacres."

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