Women of Tabqa: Peace depends on dialogue with leader Ocalan

Women from the Tabqa condemned the continued isolation imposed on Leader Abdullah Ocalan and directed a message to the Turkish state: “If you want peace, peace cannot be made inside prisons. Release the leader and talk to him—he is the architect of a project of peace, not war.”

Citizen Adeleh Al-Aaksh said: “We demand an end to the isolation on Leader Abdullah Ocalan,” calling on international powers to restrain the Turkish state.

Adeleh Al-Aaksh affirmed that they believe in leader Ocalan’s ideology that granted women their rights. She added: “We will not retreat—we stand with our leader until the isolation is lifted and his physical freedom is achieved.”

She clarified that women in North and East Syria drew their strength from leader  Ocalan’s thought: “Before, we were marginalized, but today we have roles and authority thanks to his philosophy. We will continue expressing our rejection of the isolation through our work guided by his ideas and principles.”

She also addressed the Turkish state: “If you want peace, peace cannot be made inside prisons. Release the leader and talk to him—he is the architect of a project of peace, not war.”

For her part, citizen Wisaif Al-Salama explained that the isolation has become a tool to prevent communication with the leader. She said: “We reject this isolation through all means—from protests to human-rights campaigns. Our message to Turkey is clear: no stability and no political future without respecting rights and opening the door to dialogue.”

She added: “Whenever communication with the leader has been allowed, he has shown his positive influence in opening paths toward solutions. Direct communication with him is not a privilege—it is a necessity, because it is part of our fate and our right to participate in shaping a just and secure future.”

Naima Mohammed stated: “The imposed isolation represents a severe humanitarian and political violation. Continuing the isolation targets the will of the peoples who view the leader as a symbolic intellectual and political figure. As the peoples of this region, we reject these policies.”

Naima Mohammed pointed out that “a political solution and real peace require ending punitive policies and opening channels for dialogue and direct communication with the leader. This is an essential demand because he represents an intellectual reference that cannot be overlooked in any just democratic process ensuring stability and the rights of peoples.”

ANHA