The spokesperson of Türkiye’s Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), Ayşegul Doğan, announced that a newly approved parliamentary commission report marks the official beginning of the second phase of the ongoing political process, calling on lawmakers to move swiftly toward legal reforms.

Speaking at the party’s headquarters, Doğan said the final report adopted by the “National Unity, Brotherhood and Democracy Commission” represents a critical milestone. The commission has been conducting its work since August under broad public scrutiny.

Doğan described the adoption of the report as “the official start of the second phase,” emphasizing that the focus must now shift to implementation and close monitoring of the outlined steps.

She stressed that it is essential for the Kurdish issue to be addressed within the framework of parliament. Referring to past missed opportunities, Doğan said previous failures to center the issue in parliament had caused significant harm to Türkiye. In contrast, she described the current parliamentary climate and wide-ranging participation as highly valuable.

According to Doğan, a lasting resolution can only be achieved by expanding the democratic political sphere. She noted that the DEM Party has approached the process with a strong sense of responsibility and has worked intensively since August 5 to ensure that the commission’s efforts would produce concrete and sustainable outcomes.

Referring to a recent message from imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan to the İmralı delegation, Doğan said the first phase of the process has officially concluded. “As Mr. Öcalan stated, the first phase has officially ended. We can consider this report as the formal beginning of the second phase,” she said.

Doğan added that a new roadmap is now required. While the commission’s report outlines key components of such a roadmap, she underlined that the most critical issue is how these principles will be translated into practice.

Calling on the Turkish Parliament to immediately begin drafting and adopting necessary legal amendments, Doğan said the coming period will determine whether the process leads to tangible reform.

She also reiterated the DEM Party’s demand for the recognition of the Kurdish language as an official language and for an end to policies of denial regarding its status, stressing that linguistic rights remain central to the resolution process.