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Abdullah Öcalan
PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan given new 3-month family visit ban
The authorities have not provided a reason for the ban. Öcalan has not been able to contact his family and lawyers for over 3 years.
22 July 2024
Six-month attorney visit ban on PKK leader Öcalan
The last known contact with Öcalan was a disrupted phone call with his brother in March 2021.
21 May 2024
PKK leader Öcalan marks three years without communication with outside world
Öcalan's lawyers released a statement, calling for an end to his confinement.
25 March 2024
Dem Party rally in İstanbul: 'Öcalan's isolation is the epitome of the deadlock in Kurdish issue'
The Democracy and Freedoms Party (DEM Party) organized a 'Freedom and Democracy Rally' in İstanbul's Esenyurt with the participation of thousands of people.
26 February 2024
'Great Freedom March' concludes: 'The only solution is Öcalan's freedom'
"Kurds have never bowed and will never bow. Everyone needs to unite their strength to solve the Kurdish issue," says DBP Co-Chair Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar.
16 February 2024
'Great Freedom March' to conclude after 15 days
"You subjected the Kurds to genocide, threw them into acid wells, but you couldn't finish them. The mentality that said 'The dream of Kurdistan is captivated here' has seen its dreams shattered," said DEM Deputy Hüseyin Olan.
15 February 2024
'Great Freedom March' continues on 8th day
Throughout the march, slogans like "Bîjî Serok Apo" and "Bîjî berxwedana zindanan" resounded.
8 February 2024
'Great Freedom March' on second day
Political figures and representatives of civil society organizations visited the site in Digor, Kars today, where 17 people were killed in 1993, as part of the march.
2 February 2024
Application to Ministry of Justice by 1330 lawyers from 35 bar associations
"The prohibition of lawyer visits to İmralı Prison not only blatantly violates Law No. 5275 on Execution of Sentences but is also inconsistent with international rules and human rights conventions," the lawyers stated.
22 January 2024
Prisoners commence hunger strike demanding freedom for PKK leader
The declaration of the strike coincides with the anniversary of the PKK's founding.
27 November 2023
MPs face police presence in 'Öcalan' demonstration
Kurdish political party members gathered in Diyarbakır to demand improved conditions for the imprisoned PKK leader.
20 November 2023
Bedri Adanır
PKK leader Öcalan faces new lawyer visit ban
Öcalan's lawyers are prepared to submit an application to the Constitutional Court in response to the ongoing bans.
16 November 2023
Police intervention in the Öcalan protest in Istanbul: Numerous detentions
The protest coincided with the 25th anniversary of the expulsion of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan from Syria on October 9, 1998, which resulted in his extradition to Turkey the same year.
9 October 2023
PKK leader Öcalan's lawyers acquitted in 'terror' case
Eight lawyers were on trial of "being a member of a terrorist organization."
5 July 2023
PEN condems journalist Merdan Yanardağ's arrest
The well-known journalist was remanded in custody for criticizing PKK leader Öcalan's prison conditions.
29 June 2023
Journalist Merdan Yanardağ remanded in custody over 'PKK' remarks
The journalist who urged the authorities to grant Öcalan his right to meet his family and lawyers has been arrested for "making propaganda for a terrorist organization."
27 June 2023
Communication with imprisoned PKK leader cut off for 27 months, says legal team
Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers have urged the government to comply with a UNHCR decision to allow him unrestricted access to his lawyers.
27 June 2023
Journalist Merdan Yanardağ detained after criticizing confinement of PKK leader
Shortly before his detention, the journalist told bianet that "I did not praise Öcalan but cricitized the AKP's hypocrisy."
26 June 2023
Hikmet Adal
Ensarioğlu says 'the state' always talks to Abdullah Öcalan
Besides the long-term AKP politician from Diyarbakır, the Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ have also responded to the claim put forward by journalist Amed Dicle that the government has sent a delegation to meet Abdullah Öcalan in prison and said, "Technical teams go there."
5 May 2023
Presidential Spokesperson denies claims of talks in İmralı prison
"I would like to say that this is a plain lie" Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın stated referring to the claims that the government has held talks with Abdullah Öcalan in prison on the İmralı island.
26 April 2023
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Altaylı: 'Interviewing Öcalan is not something to be ashamed of, it is good journalism'
Journalist Fatih Altaylı responded to those criticizing him pointing at a photograph showing him with PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan in a column article.
3 April 2023
HDP MPs on Justice Watch against isolation in İmralı prison
"We are concerned about the health and also the life of Abdullah Öcalan and the other prisoners, Veysi Aktaş, Ömer Hayri Konar and Hamili Yıldırım who are kept in the İmralı prison," say the MP's.
27 January 2023
Demirtaş explains his application to visit PKK leader
"Saying delegations should be sent to İmralı is much more moral and legitimate than saying soldiers should be send across the border," Demirtaş wrote.
8 December 2022
'Did CPT delegation meet PKK leader Öcalan in prison?'
The CPT reportedly neither confirmed nor denied the allegations that Öcalan did not show up during a visit in September.
30 November 2022
HDP deputy says police broke his leg 'in a planned attack'
Habip Eksik has said that he will file a lawsuit against the officers who attacked him and the police chiefs who gave them instructions.
12 October 2022
Police detain many, break HDP deputy's leg at 'Öcalan protests'
Protests took place in several provinces on the anniversary of the PKK leader being forced to leave Syria before eventually being captured by Türkiye's security officers in Kenya. Police detained more than 130 people.
10 October 2022
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Many were detained for protesting isolation imposed on Öcalan
Several activists have been detained in İstanbul for protesting the isolation of the PKK leader Öcalan who has been kept in solitary confinement since 1999.
13 June 2022
PKK leader Öcalan's family apply to visit him in prison
His brother was able to speak with Öcalan over the phone for this first time in over two years.
6 May 2022
Constitutional Court rejects the application of jailed PKK leader Öcalan’s lawyers
The Asrın Law Office applied to the Constitutional Court as they are unable to meet or hear from their clients held in İmralı Prison. The top court rejected the application on January 12 and notified the lawyers on January 31.
3 February 2022
Erdoğan should let Öcalan speak rather than speaking on his behalf, says Demirtaş
The president recently claimed that there is a rift between Demirtaş and the PKK leader and there will be a "showdown."
20 January 2022
LAWYERS’ REQUESTS REJECTED
Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan given two new bans on visitation
The Asrın Law Office has announced that their application for meeting Öcalan and their other clients in the İmralı Prison, of whom they have not heard for 8 months, has been rejected and Öcalan has been given two new bans on visitation.
30 November 2021
Jailed PKK leader Öcalan’s lawyers apply to rights organizations, bar associations
Saying that they have been unable to receive any news of Abdullah Öcalan and the other three prisoners held in İmralı for 8 months, the Asrın Law Office have urged the rights organizations and bar associations to take action about the issue.
26 November 2021
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