To the Council of Europe and the Presidents of the European Countries: FOR PEACE AND DEMOCRACY IN TURKEY

Democracy and human rights are violated in Turkey. Freedom of the press and assembly are no longer guaranteed, curfews are imposed. Elected members of Parliament are prosecuted. The peace process in the Kurdish region has collapsed. Arbitrary action and violence are proliferating.

We demand that the European countries suspend their «strategic partnership» with Turkey until clear signs of progress towards peace can be identified.

We call for an immediate end of political prosecutions of elected members of the Parliament in Turkey.

We demand the release of the political prisoners.

We are concerned to note that the situation of women is constantly deteriorating&colon the women in Turkey are again reduced to work in the house and in the kitchen as well as bearing children. We demand the equality of all women.

We demand to end the violence and to resume the peace process between the Turkish state and the Kurds; they ought to sit down at the table and join forces to search for solutions, as it was initiated already in 2013. And we support all groups committed for peaceful negotiations.

Turkey needs a new constitution granting all minorities and population groups the right to one’s own language and culture.

The European Countries should commit theirself increasingly for peace promotion and for human rights. The civil society relationship between the European Countries and Turkey needs to be strengthened by the people of both countries who are standing up for peace and democracy.

Together we can make a difference&excl Together against war&excl