DEM Party Urges Türkiye to Invite Mazloum Abdi, Ilham Ahmed

ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) spokesperson Ayşegül Doğan on Friday called on Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş to invite Mazloum Abdi and Ilham Ahmed to Türkiye, saying their visit could help strengthen dialogue and friendship.

Speaking at a press conference following a meeting of the party’s Central Executive Board (MYK), Doğan said Abdi and Ahmed should be invited to Türkiye as part of efforts to advance peace and dialogue in the region.

“They should come. They should be invited. As the DEM Party, we are making such a call,” Doğan said.

She specifically urged Kurtulmuş to invite Ahmed, who she said could soon become a member of the Syrian parliament.

“Ilham Ahmed, whom we may soon see as a member of the Syrian parliament, should be invited to Türkiye by the Parliament Speaker, and she should come. Friendship relations should be developed,” she said.

Doğan also welcomed recent developments concerning Western Kurdistan Kurds, saying an important threshold had been crossed toward their integration into the country’s political structure.

“Türkiye has a chance to achieve lasting peace, and if it does, all these developments could also become a model for the Middle East,” she said.

Referring to Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Commander Abdi’s recent announcement, Doğan said the DEM Party welcomed efforts to resolve outstanding issues through dialogue.

“We congratulate everyone who has shown the courage to enable Syria to take these major steps, and we consider the efforts made to resolve these issues through dialogue to be extremely important,” she said.

Doğan also called for commissions established under Türkiye’s framework law to become more inclusive, arguing that civil society organizations and individuals with relevant experience should be given mechanisms to contribute to and monitor the process.

She said the effort to build peace and a democratic society should not remain confined to bureaucratic institutions but should become a broader societal process.

“We are talking about a process of construction, and we have all experienced and seen how critical it is for society’s support to be directly visible in this process,” Doğan said.

She further emphasized the importance of clarifying the role of Abdullah Öcalan in the process, saying he should be provided with the necessary conditions to fulfill what she described as a “heavy and historic responsibility.”

According to Doğan, Öcalan’s role should extend beyond coordinating disarmament and include efforts to establish a lasting Kurdish-Turkish partnership.

Addressing reports about texts allegedly presented as meeting notes involving Öcalan, Doğan said statements from Öcalan, the DEM Party’s İmralı delegation and the PKK leadership indicated that the leaked documents were not authentic.

She said questions about Öcalan’s reference to a “conspiracy against me” should ultimately be answered by Öcalan himself.

“This is precisely why journalists should be able to meet with him,” Doğan said, arguing that direct access would allow journalists to ask questions about the peace process and reduce speculation.

Doğan said the DEM Party’s delegation had not yet had an opportunity to visit Öcalan and therefore could not directly ask him about the statement.

She reiterated her party’s call for journalists to be allowed to meet with Öcalan and question him directly, saying this could help address public concerns and reduce what she described as “provocative initiatives and risks.”