[2] Then in May 2009, the president of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) Murat Karayilan released a statement supportive of an eventual peace process.
[3] On 15 July the DTP organized a manifestation in support of a peace process which was attended by tens of thousands of people in Diyarbakir, and the PKK again prolonged their ceasefire until 1 September 2009.
[4] Atalay was assigned with the coordination of the initiative and began to organize meetings with the journalists and NGOs to discuss a solution for the Kurdish Turkish conflict.
[2] On 13 November 2009, Beşir Atalay informed the Parliament about the initiative in more detail, and faced opposition by the CHP and its leader Deniz Baykal.
[2] On 7 December 2009 an attack killing 7 Turkish soldiers in Resadiye, Tokat occurred,[10] for which the PKK claimed responsibility.