Shafaq News/ A delegation from Turkiye’s Democracy andEquality of Peoples Party (DEM) visited imprisoned Kurdistan Workers’ Party(PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan on Thursday, amid speculation about a forthcomingmessage from him.
Sources from Turkiye’s Ministry of Justice confirmed toReuters that authorities had approved the visit, marking the third meetingsince December. Officials stated that the visit is part of a broader governmenteffort to encourage Öcalan to urge the PKK to abandon armed conflict,potentially impacting the decades-long insurgency against the Turkish state.
DEM spokesperson Ayşegül Doğan told Reuters that the partywill hold a press conference at 14:00 GMT (17:00 Baghdad time) in Istanbul toshare details of the meeting and Öcalan’s anticipated statement. She added thatthey hope the message will be delivered in video format.
However, Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç ruled outthis possibility, stating that “the government will not allow Öcalan to releasea video message,” reaffirming Ankara’s long-standing policy.
The PKK, classified as a “terrorist” organization byTurkiye, the United States, and the European Union, has been engaged in anarmed conflict with the Turkish state since 1984, leading to tens of thousandsof deaths.
Veteran Kurdish politician Ahmet Türk has submitted arequest to join the visiting delegation, Doğan confirmed.
Notably, Öcalan has been held in near-total isolation atİmralı Island Prison since his capture in 1999, with only rare and tightlycontrolled access to the outside world.
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