Messages from German philosopher Hans Jörg Sandkühler and Tunisian philosopher Fathi Triki for the Peace and Democratic Society Process:
German philosopher Hans Jörg Sandkühler sent a message of support regarding the Peace and Democratic Society Process. Sandkühler’s message included the following statements:
"The peace process initiated by the Kurds and Turks deserves every international support. Abdullah Öcalan's call for an end to the use of violence is a touching example of democratic political habit.
As a requirement of the Peace Process, fair and restorative legal regulations must be implemented to enable those who have laid down their arms to return to their countries, and all obstacles to the political organisation of the Kurds must be removed. The release of Selahattin Demirtaş and his colleagues, leading figures in Kurdish politics, is one of the most urgent steps that must be taken. Furthermore, the conditions of Abdullah Öcalan, whom the Kurdish side sees as the chief negotiator, must be improved, and the Right to Hope must be implemented without delay.
I wish all those committed to the peace process success in defending humane principles of law and freedom."
Hans Jörg Sandkühler, born in 1940 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, is a German philosopher. In 1970, he earned his habilitation degree with studies in epistemology and hermeneutics. In 1971, he began serving as a professor at the Center for the Philosophy of Science and Foundations at the University of Giessen. From 1974 to 2005, he worked as a professor of philosophy at the University of Bremen.
From 2003 to 2011, Sandkühler served as the head of the German Department of Human Rights and Cultures at the University of Bremen, affiliated with the UNESCO European Philosophy Chair. His academic interests include epistemology, philosophy of science, legal and state theory, and political philosophy.
Tunisian philosopher Fathi Triki also sent a message of support for the historic process initiated by Mr. Abdullah Öcalan’s Peace and Democratic Society Call on February 27:
"I, Fathi Triki, a Tunisian philosopher, support the historic peace process for the Kurdish community in Turkey, which has the right to civil and political life with freedom and dignity."
Fathi Triki, born on in 1947, in Sfax, Tunisia, is a prominent Tunisian philosopher. After earning his doctorate from the Sorbonne in France, he continued his academic career in Tunisia. Since 1997, he has served as the president of the UNESCO Philosophy Chair for the Arab World.
His intellectual work primarily focuses on themes such as identity, modernity, Islamic thought, aesthetics, tolerance, war, reasoning capacity, and the societal role of philosophy. Triki advocates for the principle of “living together with dignity,” placing the idea of coexistence within diversity at the core of his thought.
18 October 2025