{"id":41053,"date":"2026-01-24T09:49:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T09:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/?p=41053"},"modified":"2026-01-24T09:49:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T09:49:21","slug":"pkk-leader-urges-engagement-with-syrian-state-and-rejects-independence-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/24\/01\/2026\/pkk-leader-urges-engagement-with-syrian-state-and-rejects-independence-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"PKK Leader Urges Engagement with Syrian State and Rejects Independence Bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Ankara<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 Abdullah \u00d6calan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers\u2019 Party (PKK), has addressed a direct message to Kurds in Syria, urging them to engage with the Syrian interim government and pursue a political understanding, rather than relying on external actors or continuing armed struggle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00d6calan said dialogue with Damascus represents the most viable path to securing Kurdish rights and avoiding further conflict, while stressing that he does not support the establishment of an independent Kurdish state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The remarks were contained in the official minutes of a meeting held on 24 November 2025 between \u00d6calan and a parliamentary delegation at \u0130mral\u0131 Island prison. The full transcript was published nearly two months later on the Turkish parliament\u2019s official website. The delegation included representatives from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), the Justice and Development Party (AK Party), and the Peoples\u2019 Equality and Democracy Party.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the transcript, \u00d6calan warned that Kurds in Syria should not become \u201ctools of Israel or any other external power\u201d in efforts to establish an independent state. Instead, he advocated what he described as \u201clocal democracy\u201d \u2013 a model based on broad powers for local administrations and municipalities within the framework of the Syrian state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00d6calan also said he was prepared to communicate directly with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander Mazloum Abdi to persuade him to engage in this approach and accept a political settlement under Syrian state authority. He argued that such a step could help bring an end to the conflict in north-eastern Syria.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a related context, \u00d6calan stated that he had called on the PKK during 2025 to lay down its arms, noting that compliance had reached approximately 70 per cent. He added that completing this process, including on the Syrian front, would require opening \u201cchannels of communication\u201d with him to ensure organisational discipline and to convince all parties to abandon armed action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Members of the parliamentary delegation, for their part, told \u00d6calan that both the state and the public were expecting tangible and practical steps. They stressed that disarmament must include the PKK\u2019s presence in Syria, not only in Turkey, warning that failure to seize the opportunity could lead to a serious deterioration in conditions, particularly in Syria.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00d6calan expressed readiness to move forward with a political solution, asserting his continued influence over the PKK and the broader Syrian scene, provided he is granted the opportunity for dialogue, meetings, and steps towards his release. 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