News Center- Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) Spokesperson Ayşegül Doğan held a press conference regarding recent developments on Thursday.

Ayşegül Doğan started her speech by recalling the arrest of Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Özer and the state-appointed trustee to the municipality. “As we have said many times: if we do not say no to the trustees and do not raise our voices, this lawlessness, inequality and injustice will grow like a snowball and steal the lives of all of us. I wish we did not have to remind this; however, we have faced the same game that has been played since 2016, from Hakkari to Esenyurt. Another dawn raid by breaking down doors. What happened? However, it could have been done in a very different way if an investigation was really being launched against Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Özer, in accordance with law and democracy. We all know now that this is not done.”

Pointing out that Esenyurt is also the most populated district of Türkiye with a population of 1.5 million, Ayşegül Doğan said, “The targeted person is an elected mayor.”

‘We must object and resist’

Speaking about the presumption of innocence, Ayşegül Doğan said:

“As we always said this is the usurpation, destruction and plunder of will. We all must object and resist the usurpation of will. We must use all our democratic rights and force them to act in accordance with democracy and law.”

‘We wait for the lift of the isolation’

Answering the questions of journalists, Ayşegül Doğan also talked about the recent discussions on interlocutors of a possible new peace process started by President Tayyip Erdoğan. “The primary interlocutor is Abdullah Öcalan. A meeting with him was arranged after months. His family members and lawyers keep applying to meet him. We wait for the lift of the isolation (imposed on Abdullah Öcalan).”

Mentioning the message of Abdullah Öcalan, Ayşegül Doğan said, “Apart from the statements of Erdoğan and Bahçeli, we cannot say a new peace process has been started. The key for a new peace process is the conditions.”

Answering a question about who will be the interlocutor, Ayşegül Doğan said, “We do not have a problem about the interlocutor. The interlocutor for the democratic solution of the Kurdish question is obvious. We have said that Mr. Öcalan is the primary interlocutor for a peaceful solution. As the DEM Party, we are the active subject of this issue. We are the organized power of the different social groups. We are the political party that has the most consistent attitude, a program, a road map and an idea of ​​how to achieve peace.”