An interesting protest is going on in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır in terms of both Kurdish politics and the outlawed PKK.Mothers of 14- and 15-year-old children who were abducted by the PKK or, in their own words, "went to the mountains to join the PKK," are holding a civilian demonstration called "Give our children back."This protest is the most striking example of how the reconciliation process, which ended a 30-year conflict, has created a social atmosphere. These mothers can hold a protest to claim their children back from the PKK, by setting up tents in front of Diyarbakır's city hall which is under the heel of pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP). They can criticize the armed organization by calling for complying with the essence of the reconciliation process. Nobody withstands them, nor reacts against them. This is a major development in favor of both normalization and demilitarization.But there are also those who do not lean toward the situation in a positive manner and they even manipulate it to the detriment of the reconciliation process. Regardless of the recent dramatic developments in the region, they are always on the alert to turn the slightest incident into a big deal and say "The reconciliation process is over."As is known to all, it is not an easy task to cleanse and demilitarize any organization in the world that tries to resolve ethnic and religious problems through violence. Everyone is familiar with the crises and intra-organizational divisions that were experienced during the peace talks between the U.K. and the Irish Republican Army (IRA). It is a great success that a similar rupture has not been experienced during this two-year reconciliation process and it keeps on track despite all provocations. However, it is still unacceptable to take these children, all of whom are under the age of 18, to the mountains while the reconciliation process goes on smoothly.It should be remembered that even though the PKK was not party to the agreement, it only declared that it signed the Geneva Convention. According to this convention that is accepted worldwide, the PKK needs to release the children immediately. It is quite ironic that some journalists lacking in common sense say, "The abducted children should be asked whether they want to return, they can return if they wish." These children should be released immediately without any discussion. Just as the PKK removed the children from the engagement area on the Qandil Mountains in 2013, it should follow the same suit in this case. This is also required by the international agreements and ethics. On the other hand, there is a political aspect to the issue. The most effective and fair action of the Kurdish political movement ever is "peace mothers." Hundreds of Kurdish mothers stood against the oppressions and marginalization by striving to prevent further deaths of both Turkish and Kurdish young people. As İdris Kardaş says, "They are the determined and persistent architects of today's reconciliation process," just like the mothers that sought their children against the fascistic dictatorship in Argentina.Now the PKK faces a similar protest by mothers. It is impossible to overlook it politically. Sooner or later the voices of these mothers will prevail over Qandil and these children will return to their mothers. Can any political power resist in the face of mothers and their children? One of the mothers says, "I want peace, but I want my son as well, while another says, "If they do not release my daughter, I will die. I do not want to live with this sorrow all my life." Who can object to these fair demands? The members of parliament from the BDP, local administrations and nongovernmental organizations should take action immediately to put an end to the clamors of mothers. This protest of mothers has the value of "a golden key" for the peace, normalization and demilitarization.