Academician Ferda Fahrioğlu emphasized that civil society organizations (NGOs) should not wait to be invited to participate but must proactively engage in the peace process to help socialize it. She highlighted the importance of the parliamentary commission using reports from NGOs to advance the efforts.
Emrecan Demir, a prisoner held in Samsun Kavak S-Type High-Security Prison, was reportedly beaten by prison guards on August 4 for refusing mouth search during a hospital transfer. Father Hasan Demir, called for an independent delegation to investigate conditions in the prison.
Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, in a letter sent to the people of Mexmûr (Makhmur) Refugee Camp, stated that social, political and legal issues will be addressed in a collective manner and a solution will be reached on this basis.
In the final declaration of the Conference of North and East Syria Components on Common Position, it was emphasised that they insist on building a free, democratic, pluralist and decentralised Syria.
Speaking at the opening of the second meeting of the commission, Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus said: “We have to carry out the process with a sensitivity that can meet the opinions and expectations of the nation.”
Alevi and Druze representatives sent a message to the Conference of North and East Syria Components emphasised unity and solidarity.
Îlham Ehmed, who made the opening speech of the Conference on the Common Position, stated that the components of North and East Syria have shown that pluralism is not a threat but a strength and said: "The new Syria cannot be built without recognising the rights of all components and ensuring their active participation."
Worker Health and Worker Safety Assembly (ISIG) announced the report on workplace homicides in July. According to the report, 204 workers lost their lives in July.
Peoples Defence Forces Press Liaison Centre (HPG BIM) announced that Turkey continued its attacks despite the ceasefire decision.
A ceramic exhibition will be organised in memory of journalist-writer Huseyin Deniz, who was murdered by Gendarmerie Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism Organization (JİTEM), with the slogan "We protect our memory".
Pro-government media outlets aligned with Turkey’s AKP and Iraq’s KDP have prominently featured the call from the mother of Şeyma Sancar, a member of the HPG who lost her life during a chemical weapons attack by the Turkish military in April 2022 in the Zap region’s Çiyareş area, urging fighters to “surrender.”
Şimel Çam, daughter of the ill prisoner Mehmet Emin Çam who suffered two heart attacks in prison, stated that her father's health is worsening and called on the parliamentary commission to prioritize the release of ill prisoners.
Mehmet İsa Aydoğan’s release has been postponed for the third time after he refused to accept imposed remorse. The prosecutor threatened Aydoğan by saying, “I won’t let you go easily.”
Circassian writer Kuban Kural stated that the Peace and Democratic Society Process initiated by Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan represents a crucial opportunity not only for Kurds but also for other marginalized peoples like the Circassians. “The resolution of the Kurdish issue is the only way for Circassian identity to survive in this geography,” he said.
Singer Sezen Aksu, who made a statement for detainees Ayse Barim and Murat Calik, called on the government: "The health and life of all seriously ill prisoners and convicts is your obligation."