Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Kurtulmuş: We are struggling to direct ourselves to a common goal

Grand National Assembly of Turkey Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş, who came to Malatya to make a series of visits, attended the İnönü University 2026-2027 Academic Year Opening Ceremony. In addition to Kurtulmuş at the opening; Malatya Governor Seddar Yavuz, Metropolitan Mayor Sami Er, members of parliament, rectors, academicians and students attended.

'THIS PROCESS IS THE Türkiye MODEL'

Stating that the terrorism-free Turkey process is a model unique to Turkey, Kurtulmuş said, "It differs significantly from all conflict resolution examples in the world, and I say this as an academician and as someone who has been involved in the issue from the very beginning. From now on, we are managing a process that will be taught as a course in the field of conflict resolution in many universities around the world. This process is the Turkey model and I would like to share with you a few basic features of this model. It has 6 basic features. The first of these. As we enter this path, we rely on our own experience, the values of our nation, the political politics of the country." We set out by relying on the experience of the state and, above all, on our social solidarity. The first hallmark of this model, which we call the Turkey model, was that it did not set an agenda for Türkiye by presenting a meal cooked in other capitals. Believe me, what other capitals thought about this issue was not even a matter for us. Another hallmark of this process is that it was open, transparent and all negotiations took place in front of the public from the very beginning. "The National Solidarity, Fraternity and Democracy Commission established in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey has brought together very different groups from almost every segment of our society, and efforts have been made to ensure that everyone who has an opinion on this issue expresses their opinion under the umbrella of the Parliament. Because we know that the greatest power of democracy is that even the most contradictory ideas can be discussed on a common ground. In this context, the Turkish model has emerged as the strongest example of deliberative democracy from the very beginning."

'THE ISSUE HAS HAPPENED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE 50-YEAR HISTORY OF PKK'

Kurtulmuş said, "For the first time in the history of the organization, it has demonstrated its will to disarmament, to lay down its arms and to abolish the institutional identity of the organization. This issue was brought to the agenda clearly in the statement made in İmralı on February 27 and in other statements made later. In particular, it was stated by the top management of the organization that the founding ideology of the organization is no longer valid and that rational socialism is an unsustainable ideology. In addition, it was stated by the top management of the organization that no results can be achieved with armed struggle in Turkey anymore, that this is not the right way, and that is why armed struggle is necessary." "It was stated that the period of disarmament and disarmament would begin. This was the first time in the 50-year history of the PKK. This was an extremely important development.

'467 IS THE REFLECTION OF THE NATION'S CONSCIENCE IN THE MIND OF THE STATE'

Kurtulmuş said, "It was accepted with the votes of our 467 deputies from each party. Dear friends, this 467 is not a coincidental number. In fact, 467 is not just a number. 467 is the reflection of the nation's conscience on the state mind. The nation tells us to solve this problem. You have brought us this far, make sure to solve this problem and finish it. For this, stay politically responsible, put your hand and body under the responsibility and save us, the country, from this issue. My brothers, the report is essentially the report." Its preparation has opened a door. The adoption of this law with 467 votes in the Parliament has now opened a new door. This door is the door of peace, well-being, prosperity and brotherhood. From now on, there will be much better days in our country and we will build a stronger Turkey together. I would like to express this sincerely and open-heartedly, dear friends, it is not just about preparing a report. "The work we are doing is just the beginning of a much bigger issue that is much more than these," he said.

'WE SHOULD NEVER GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVOCATIONS'

Warning about the groups that may oppose the terror-free Turkey process, Kurtulmuş said, "The overwhelming majority in Türkiye, the overwhelming majority of our nation, supports this issue. However, I know that there are those who are trying to prevent this issue from being successful, and I invite us all to be cautious in this regard. We have to concentrate our attention on two basic issues. Dear friends, one of them should never be given the opportunity for provocations. However, there may be those whose orders will be disrupted, those whose plans will be ruined, some inside and outside, Let me tell you by name, the barons of war and terror will try to do whatever they can to prevent this issue. We have to avoid going to two extremes, especially in the language used on this issue. One of these is that separatist discourses no longer have any equivalent in Turkey, there will be no equivalent, and no one in Türkiye will be able to confront the nation by updating their political ideas on separatism. Because one of the most important things that comes from being together and living in peace is a common homeland, a common civilization. "It is the consciousness of acting with the consciousness of the nation. In this context, we do not want anyone to use separatist discourse. However, another discourse that is as dangerous as separatist discourse is discriminatory discourse. Speaking with a language that humiliates, belittles, or alienates any segment of society, any ethnic affiliation, any sect or political affiliation will cause great harm to Turkey's future. That is why we say that the language of discrimination is as dangerous and poisonous as the language of separatism."

'THIS ISSUE IS A VITAL ISSUE'

Kurtulmuş said, "As we said at the beginning, no development that is not based on the pride of the Turks and the honor of the Kurds can achieve results in this country. We have continued here in an extraordinarily consistent manner, and at the point we have reached today, we say that the future of the Turks and the future of the Kurds belong to each other, and both peoples will continue to exist as an indivisible whole of our country. But thank God, they separated the people of this region with borders, but they could not separate their hearts. Turks to Kurds, Kurds to Kurds." They could not and will not be able to turn Turks and Kurds against Arabs. Now, we are struggling and struggling with this effort. We are bringing together the people of our vast geography, which started to fall apart two centuries ago, and fighting with all our strength to direct them towards a common goal. Therefore, this issue is not just a matter of passing a law. This issue is not only about the future of Türkiye, but also the future of the entire region. "It's an issue," he said.

'VERY DIFFICULT TIMES ARE LEFT BEHIND'

Kurtulmuş said, "First of all, we can all agree that the most burning, difficult and heaviest problem of our Republic, whose first century has passed, is our problem related to terrorism. Extraordinarily high prices were paid, tens of thousands of our people died, thousands of our people were martyred, Turkey was faced with a trouble that caused a great economic loss of over 2.3 trillion dollars. Moreover, there are many times when our nation's hopes were destroyed and scenarios of disintegration and division came to the fore in Türkiye." Difficult, very difficult times are also behind us. Now, we have set out to solve the issue of terrorism, which was the most difficult problem of the first century of our Republic of Turkey, and we have left an important milestone behind. Hopefully, we will reach the days when terrorism is completely left behind and the memories and accumulations here are just a historical memory for us. Just as this process, which we have started to solve the most important problem of the first century of our Republic, brings a new responsibility to us, the solution of this problem is the second of our Republic. "It is the biggest project of the century," he said. Following the speeches, the completed classrooms and new buildings at the university were opened.