İHH Chairman Bülent Yıldırım said in a statement he made in Erzurum on September 12, 2026, that the political will put forward to resolve problems in Türkiye, particularly the Kurdish issue, should be supported. Yıldırım said the main issues that Israel allegedly uses in the region are the Kurdish, Alevi and Armenian issues, and stated that Türkiye had demonstrated the will to find solutions to all three. Noting that the process concerning the Kurdish issue had reached a certain point, Yıldırım said the parties had made important decisions and carried out work, adding that the process should be completed. He emphasized that this alliance should be supported and that the public’s support should be clearly demonstrated. Calling on all civil society organizations and different segments of the public to take to the field, Yıldırım said they would hold meetings in many parts of Türkiye and explain the process to the public.
Why it matters
The call points to a broader political solution framework that is not seen as limited to the Kurdish issue and also covers the Alevi and Armenian issues. This approach shows that the process is intended to move forward not only through decisions by political actors but also with the open support of civil society organizations and different segments of society. İHH’s plan to hold meetings across the country highlights its effort to inform the public about the rationale and goals of the process. However, the statement does not provide details on the content of the decisions made by the parties, the steps through which the process will be completed, or how public support will be measured. Therefore, whether the call will turn into a concrete implementation framework remains an open question.
Background
The chairman is not a new name in the FikirPilot archive: we have published 11 reports mentioning him in the past 90 days; the latest is dated September 12, 2026.