Öcalan’s New Photos Released

PKK leader Öcalan’s new photos have been released as he met BDP Co-Chair Demirtaş and BDP Group Interim Chair Pervin Buldan on Imrali Island. 

Released by Dicle News Agency (DIHA), the photos showed PKK leader Öcalan meeting with BDP Co-Chair Demirtaş and BDP Group Interim Chair Pervin Buldan on the peace process. 

Öcalan was captured on 16 February 1999 in Kenya and jailed in Imralı Prison ever since. On 29 June 1999, he was sentenced to death. 

In 2004, Turkey abolished death penalty, commuting Öcalan’s death penalty to life sentence. Within Turkey’s peace process with PKK, Öcalan has met with Turkish state officials as well as BDP delegations. (EKN/BM)