{"id":36523,"date":"2025-05-21T19:17:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T17:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=36523"},"modified":"2025-05-21T19:17:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T17:17:26","slug":"turkey-peace-mothers-to-mothers-of-soldiers-and-police-officers-let-there-be-no-tears-on-either-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=36523","title":{"rendered":"Turkey: Peace Mothers to mothers of soldiers and police officers: “Let there be no tears on either side”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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. . WOMEN’S EQUALITY . . <\/p>\n

An article from Bianet<\/a><\/p>\n

Following the PKK’s decision to disband and lay down arms, the Mothers for Peace Assembly issued a statement regarding the “Peace and Democratic Society Process.”<\/p>\n

The announcement, made at the Diyarbak\u0131r branch of the Human Rights Association (\u0130HD), was attended by numerous lawyers and human rights defenders alongside the Peace Mothers.<\/p>\n

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Who are the Peace Mothers?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Peace Mothers are a women’s civil rights group in Turkey, mainly Kurdish women, who advocate for peace between Turkey’s different ethnic groups, especially regarding the conflict between the Turkish state and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Many of these mothers have lost children or other relatives in the conflict, or have children in prison, and they use non-violent means like protests and vigils to call for an end to the fighting.<\/p>\n

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Do women have a special role to play in the peace movement?<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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“No more dead bodies”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Havva K\u0131ran, spokesperson for the Mothers for Peace Assembly, called for a bilateral ceasefire:\u00a0“A ceasefire cannot be one-sided \u2013 it must involve both parties. As mothers, we appeal to the state, the president, and leaders \u2013 everyone must act. This process has given hope to both Kurds and Turks. Let their planes stop bombing Kurdish lands. No more dead bodies. Let the tears of Turkish and Kurdish mothers cease.”<\/p>\n

“Let there be no tears on either side”<\/strong><\/p>\n

K\u0131ran noted that “the state has yet to take a promising step” and addressed mothers of soldiers and police, urging them to join hands for peace:<\/p>\n

“Only the Kurdish side has taken steps. They\u2019ve laid down their arms, held their congresses. They\u2019re ready for peace. As Peace Mothers, we call on the mothers of soldiers and police \u2013 hold hands with us. Let no more mothers\u2019 hearts ache. Let us hold hands and bring peace.\u00a0\u00a0Let there be no tears on either side. Let us bring peace to Turkey and live together. Let us strengthen those who are willing to shoulder the responsibility for peace.”<\/p>\n

“You too must take a step”<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The end of war is now peace. War leads nowhere. There\u2019s no alternative \u2013 peace must prevail. A grieving mother doesn\u2019t say, \u2018I\u2019ve given one child, I\u2019ll give another.\u2019 Let us live freely and in peace in this country. Everyone has the right to live and speak their own language \u2013 but Kurds are denied this right. We opened the path for this process \u2013 now you must take a step. We want not war, but calm and peace.”<\/p>\n

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