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Abdullah Öcalan
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Kurdish Deputy Delegation Heads to Imrali Island
Peace and Democracy Party Co-Chairperson Selahattin Demirtaş and Iğdır Province deputy Pervin Buldan headed to Imrali Prison this afternoon to meet PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan.
7 June 2013
KCK DECLARED
Withdrawal Starts on May 8
Following an appeal from PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, KCK Executive Council declared that PKK guerrillas within Turkey's border would gradually withdraw in groups starting from May 8.
26 April 2013
4th Delegation Visits Imrali Island
Peace and Democracy Party co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş and deputies Sırrı Süreyya Önder and Pervin Buldan set off to Imrali island this morning to meet PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan.
3 April 2013
KCK, PKK, HPG Declare Ceasefire
KCK Executive Council Chair Murat Karayılan declared an official ceasefire with Turkey yesterday, adding that they were ready to withdraw from Turkey depending on Turkish administration's response to the ongoing peace efforts.
24 March 2013
PKK Might Withdraw By August, Demirtaş Says
Reminding that PKK leader Öcalan's call to lay down arms is irreversible, Peace and Democracy Party Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş said at least two commissions would beneeded for the withdrawal.
22 March 2013
NEWROZ 2013
PM Erdoğan: "A Positive Move"
Referring to Abdullah Öcalan's Newroz statement on the withdrawal of PKK guerrillas from Turkey, PM Erdoğan said he saw it as a positive move.
22 March 2013
ÖCALAN'S NEWROZ STATEMENT - FULL TEXT
Öcalan: "Our Armed Forces Should Withdraw Beyond Border"
"In the witnessing of millions today I am going to start a new era. Not arms but politics. Our armed forces should withdraw beyond border," Öcalan said in his letter read during the Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır.
21 March 2013
Thousands Celebrate Newroz in Diyarbakır
Hundreds of thousand people gathered in Diyarbakır this morning to celebrate the arrival of spring equinox, a major celebration among Turkey's Kurds also known as Newroz. PKK leader Öcalan's message to Kurdish people was read both in Kurdish and Turkish.
21 March 2013
IMRALI PROCESS
Öcalan Underlines March 21 Appeal
Peace and Democracy Party delegation returned from their visit to PKK leader in his solitary confinement this afternoon, bringing Öcalan's message that urged the Turkish government to proceed with its next move towards peace.
18 March 2013
Nilay Vardar
Kurdish Deputies Set Off For Imrali
A deputy delegation from Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party set off to Imrali this morning to meet PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan in his solitary confinement, which marked the third row of parliamentary visits since January.
18 March 2013
Kurdish Deputies Meet Öcalan on Imrali Island
A delegation of 3 Peace and Democracy Party deputies met PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan on Imrali island yesterday as part of the ongoing peace talks between Turkey and PKK.
24 February 2013
PEACE TALKS
3 Kurdish Deputies to Visit Öcalan
Justice Ministry has announced that Kurdish deputies Selahattin Demirtaş, Pervin Buldan and Ahmet Türk will meet PKK leader Öcalan for the second row of peace talks between Turkey and PKK.
18 February 2013
Turkey's Kurds Protest Öcalan Arrest Anniversary
Kurdish demonstrators rallied in almost every major city in Turkey, protesting the 14th anniversary of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan's arrival to Turkey in 1999 after a military operation led by the U.S.
15 February 2013
KCK Demands Line of Communication with Öcalan
Murat Karayilan, General Secretary of KCK's Executive Council, demanded the Turkish government to provide them a line of communication with Abdullah Öcalan, the PKK leader.
12 February 2013
Demirtaş Supports AKP's Dialogue With Öcalan
Peace and Democracy Party co-chairperson Selahattin Demirtaş addressed the European Parliament yesterday, suggesting that the AKP government's dialogue with Öcalan should be supported - a strategy that some other Turkish politicians regarded as concession.
6 February 2013
PKK Leader Applies to Constitutional Court
PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan has filed a lawsuit to Turkey's constitutional court, complaining that his book entitled "Kurdish people's Manifesto" had previously been declined for publishing.
29 January 2013
Justice Ministry Rejects Ocalan Appointment
Justice Ministry rejected the appointment request made by Turkey's four prominent Kurdish party leaders to visit PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan this morning in Imrali island.
23 January 2013
Kurdish Politicians Apply to Meet Öcalan
"We have applied to Ministry of Justice to schedule an appointment with PKK leader Öcalan," Peace and Democracy Party co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş said.
9 January 2013
Kurdish Deputies Meet Ocalan on Imrali Island
Kurdish deputies Ahmet Türk and Ayla Akat Ata visited PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan yesterday afternoon in Imrali Prison.
4 January 2013
Demonstrators and Job-Seeker in Custody
23 people were taken into police custody in Taksim/Istanbul when the police intervened against demonstrators on 15 February, the day jailed PKK leader Öcalan was extradited to Turkey. The same day, journalist Yıldız was taken into custody when she applied for a new job.
16 February 2012
Nilay Vardar
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KURDISH QUESTION
PKK Ceasefire to be Terminated on 31 October?
The lawyers of imprisoned PKK leader Öcalan and Kurdish politician Tuğluk will not be able to see Öcalan before the announced end of the ceasefire on 31 October due to heavy weather conditions and a public holiday. They will apply for a meeting on 1 November.
28 October 2010
Tolga Korkut,Berivan Tapan
Öcalan Calls for Democratic Peace to Extend Ceasefire
In the end of September, Karayılan from the Democratic Confederation of Kurdistan had announced to extend the ceasefire for another month. Imprisoned PKK leader Öcalan now criticized the "elimination policies" of the government and said he might take a different decision on 31 October.
14 October 2010
Erhan Üstündağ
Leading Kurdish Politician Convicted
A Diyarbakır court handed down a suspended ten-month prison sentence to BDP Co-chair Demirtaş, former president of the Human Rights Association branch, under charges of "propaganda for an illegal organization" because of a statement he made about PKK leader Öcalan.
29 September 2010
Erhan Üstündağ
KURDISH QUESTION
PKK Decided for Ceasefire till 20 September
The PKK announced its decision for a period of "passive defence" from 13 August till 20 September. The constancy of the process is contingent on four conditions. The decision was influenced by the beginning of the moths of Ramadan amongst other factors.
16 August 2010
Tolga Korkut
Öcalan Announces Suggestions for Peace
The imprisoned leader of the Kurdish PKK has repeated his demand for a democratic constitution. He argued that a range of legal reforms could prepare the ground for this.
5 July 2010
Case against Kurdish Politician Leyla Zana Retried
Kurdish politician Leyla Zana is at court again after the Court of Appeals had overruled a two-year prison sentence decreed by a local court. Zana is tried for calling Celal Talabani, Mesut Barzani and Abdullah Öcalan the "three leaders of the Kurdish people".
17 June 2010
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Thousands of People Demonstrated for PKK Leader Öcalan
Thousands of people in several cities organized demonstrations on the 11th anniversary of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan's extradition to Turkey. BDP members voiced their protest against arrests of party members due to the "KCK operation". Clashes occurred in several cities.
16 February 2010
Tolga Korkut
Öcalan's Isolation on The Imrali Island Ends
After rights organizations had criticized the conditions of Öcalan's isolated imprisonment, 5 convicts have been transferred to İmralı Island where the PKK leader is imprisoned since 1999. He will be allowed to see them 10 hours a week.
18 November 2009
Erhan Üstündağ
Öcalan's Attorney Asks: Modern Prison = Proper Applications?
Joint attorney of imprisoned PKK leader Öcalan Korkut questions whether the newly built prison on the island of İmralı fulfils the standards of the Prevention of Torture Committee and said that the number of persons who want to be transferred next to Öcalan exceeds the limit of 8 people.
5 November 2009
Tolga Korkut
Lawyers Applied to Public Prosecutor for Öcalan's Road Map
Lawyers from Asrın Law Office requested Öcalan's road map for a solution of the Kurdish question from the chief public prosecutor's office in Bursa. Öcalan's text was handed to the prison prosecution on 20 August.
2 September 2009
Tolga Korkut
Kurdish question: Search for a solution
Öcalan Has Handed "Road Map" to Prison Management
Öcalan told his lawyers that he has handed his "road map" to the prison prosecution. Lawyers will apply to be handed the document.
27 August 2009
Erhan Üstündağ
Kurdish Question
Öcalan: "It Has Taken a Long Time, But It Will Be Good"
The imprisoned PKK leader spoke to his lawyers on the prison island on 14 August, and the Fırat News Agency published parts of the conversation.
17 August 2009
Tolga Korkut
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