Kurdish Leadership and Democratic Republic

Mr. Öcalan pulled it from the gallows and brought it to the table.

Whenever the Kurds were denied, rebellions always broke out.

Sheikh Said, Seyid Riza, Qazi Muhammad, Babanzade Abdurrahman Pasha…

Uh, Kurdish leaders were always executed. They were always killed.

It became a republic that denied Kurds, that denied all peoples.

Mr. Öcalan pulled it from the gallows to the table, from the grave

to the table. An imprisoned leader achieved this.

And in a democratic republic era, it happens with a democratic constitution.

This framework law is the first step. As Mr. Öcalan says, a thousand-

kilometer journey begins with a single step.

This framework law is the first step. I hope more will follow.

For instance, the framework law is a root law. Because it is a root law,

uh, this is a root law. It is the tree's root, it will have branches,

if needed, it will have branches. New laws and new things will emerge.

Until a democratic constitution is achieved and a democratic republic is reached.

And as a democratic republic, Turkey will become a superpower just like the US.

Turkey and Kurdistan will be a shared homeland. Turkey will become a superpower.

Having a Kurdistan province strengthens Turkey, it does not divide Turkey.

That is why, uh, if Mr. Öcalan approved it, he is our chief

negotiator, uh, the Kurdish national leader.

If Mr. Öcalan has approved it, everyone approves.