30-year ill prisoner Mustafa Karatepe died 7 months after his release, "They kill them and leave them like that. They do not leave anyone who can stand," said brother Mehmet Karatepe
Amed City Protection and Solidarity Platform made a statement at Şêx Seîd (Sheikh Said) Square on 1 September and called for insistence and courage to solve the Kurdish issue.
Dicle Fırat Journalists' Association (DFG) announced that 4 journalists were subjected to investigations, 2 were threatened and 2 were prevented in August and 33 journalists are still in prison as of August.
Abdullah Öcalan stated that the fate of the Middle East will change if the process in Turkey succeeds and added: "I call on all Kurds to come together and unite on democratic grounds."
Turkey, its paramilitary groups and DAESH continue their attacks on North and East Syria. Drones bombed the area around Tishreen (Tişrîn) Dam in the south of Kobani (Kobanê) city of Euphrates Region last night.
Mehmet Emin Gökdemir of the Lawyers for Freedom Association (ÖHD) stated that constitutional reform alone is not sufficient to recognize Kurdish; restrictive laws such as the Law on Unification of Education must also be amended.
A poster of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Ocalan was unveiled at the "Peace Rally" held in Istanbyl on World Peace Day.
In his message sent on 1 September, Abdullah Öcalan said, "Real peace can only be achieved when freedom, democracy, and social justice are embodied in every aspect of life. This social transformation is not only a right of our peoples, but also the primary responsibility of the new era we are entering."
People’s Defense Forces Liaison Centre (HPG-BIM) announded that Turkey continued its attacks despite the ceasefire decision.
Commenting on recent developments in Iraq, academic Kamuran Berwarî said that the country is being divided through international alliances. “Rojava's democratic confederalism offers a model for Iraq. If the people are included in the process, a democratic Iraq can be built,” he stated.
Supporting Abdullah Öcalan's call, American sociologist Craig Calhoun said: "I hope those trying to negotiate peace with the Turkish state meet with success."
Releasing from prison after 33 years Deniz Güzel visited his brother’s grave and stated: “Everyone must do their part for peace and democracy. The commission must also fulfill its responsibility and truly understand the demands.”
Mustafa Bilici, a member of the Future Party's parliamentary commission, said: "If you are conducting a process, you need to meet with the interlocutor," in response to calls for the commission to meet with Abdullah Ocalan.
Remziye Alparslan, Co-chair of the Kurdish Research Association, pointed out that the parliamentary commission should listen to associations working on language and emphasised that their demands are "Kurdish status and Kurdish education".
It is stated that the chief warden physically assaulted prisoners in Dumlu High Security Closed Prison No 1.