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PKK leader Öcalan faces new lawyer visit ban

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

Ensarioğlu says 'the state' always talks to Abdullah Öcalan

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."

HDP MPs on Justice Watch against isolation in İmralı prison

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

'Did CPT delegation meet PKK leader Öcalan in prison?'

'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

PKK leader Öcalan's family apply to visit him in prison

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.

Constitutional Court rejects the application of jailed PKK leader Öcalan’s lawyers

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

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

Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan given two new bans on visitation

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

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

PKK leader Öcalan's lawyers: No news from İmralı Prison for 8 months

PKK leader Öcalan's lawyers: No news from İmralı Prison for 8 months

The Asrın Law Office has applied to the Justice Ministry, Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses and Human Rights Department, requesting that the state of receiving no information from Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners be brought to an end.

25 November 2021

Right of visitation in İmralı Prison taken to ECtHR

Right of visitation in İmralı Prison taken to ECtHR

The Asrın Law Office has applied to the European Court of Human Rights regarding the convicts in İmralı Prison who are denied their right to have family visitation.

Isolation of PKK leader Öcalan, hunger strikes in prisons on Parliamentary agenda

Isolation of PKK leader Öcalan, hunger strikes in prisons on Parliamentary agenda

HDP MPs Tosun, Özgüneş and Öcalan have submitted separate Parliamentary questions regarding the isolation of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan in İmralı Prison and prisoners’ hunger strikes for an end to the isolation for 200 days.

PKK leader Öcalan talks to his brother on the phone after 11 months

PKK leader Öcalan talks to his brother on the phone after 11 months

Amid allegations that he died in prison, Kurdistan Workers’ Party leader Abdullah Öcalan had a brief phone call with his brother. Asrın Law Bureau has stated that the call was interrupted after a very short time and the conversation could not proceed.

PKK leader Öcalan in good health, prosecutor's office say after death rumors

PKK leader Öcalan in good health, prosecutor's office say after death rumors

Rumors about Öcalan's death spread on social media over the past two days as he is not allowed to communicate with his lawyers and family members.

Law office: PKK leader not able to communicate with outside world since April 2020

Law office: PKK leader not able to communicate with outside world since April 2020

The four prisoners at the İmralı Prison had one meeting and one phone conversation with their family members, according to their attorneys.

13 January 2021

Öcalan, 3 prisoners banned from meeting their attorneys for 6 months

Öcalan, 3 prisoners banned from meeting their attorneys for 6 months

Held in İmralı Prison, PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, Ömer Hayri Konar, Veysi Aktaş and Hamili Yıldırım have been banned from meeting their attorneys for six months.

CPT reports stress overcrowding, ill-treatment in Turkey's prisons

CPT reports stress overcrowding, ill-treatment in Turkey's prisons

Reports of the visits by CPT delegations' visits to Turkey in 2017 and 2019 have been released.

PKK leader, three prisoners apply to ECtHR against communication ban

PKK leader, three prisoners apply to ECtHR against communication ban

Öcalan has not been able to have a phone talk with his family since late April.

PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan Talks to His Family on the Phone After 21 Years

PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan Talks to His Family on the Phone After 21 Years

Held in İmralı Prison, PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan has talked to his brother Mehmet Öcalan for the first time after 21 years. The other three inmates imprisoned in İmralı have also talked to their families on the phone.

Families of Öcalan and 3 Other Inmates Go to İmralı Prison for Visitation

Families of Öcalan and 3 Other Inmates Go to İmralı Prison for Visitation

As Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has accepted their requests, families of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan and three other inmates Hamili Yıldırım, Ömer Hayri Konar and Veysel Aktaş have gone to İmralı Prison for the Ramadan Feast visitation.

Constitutional Court: Indefinite Telephone Ban Violates Freedom of Communication

Constitutional Court: Indefinite Telephone Ban Violates Freedom of Communication

Announcing its judgement on Aktaş, a convict in İmralı Prison, who was banned from making phone calls for a year, the Constitutional Court has ruled that his “freedom of communication” has been violated. Aktaş will be paid 4 thousand TRY in damages.

Conference in Diyarbakır Calls for Democratic Unity Against Fascism and Colonialism

Conference in Diyarbakır Calls for Democratic Unity Against Fascism and Colonialism

With particular focus on lifting the isolation on jailed Öcalan, the two day conference in Diyarbakır upholds his Democratic Nation paradigm and calls for establishing a democratic front against fascism in Turkey and urges for Kurdish national unity against colonialism.

29 October 2018

HDP’s Response to Minister Bozdağ’s Öcalan Statement

HDP’s Response to Minister Bozdağ’s Öcalan Statement

HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş has said, “What is the harm in one of Öcalan’s attorneys having a brief meeting in İmralı?” in response to Minister Bozdağ saying “There is no problem with PKK Leader Öcalan’s security”.

5 September 2016

Isolation of Öcalan Brought to Parliament

Isolation of Öcalan Brought to Parliament

Submitting a parliamentary question following the transfer of the two imprisoners staying together with Kurdistan Workers’ Party Leader Öcalan, Peoples’ Democratic Party Ağrı Representative Öztürk has noted that “Öcalan was being restrained from exercising his rights awarded by law”.

Justice Ministry Rejects Ocalan Appointment

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

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.

Committee for Prevention of Torture Visits İmralı Prison

Committee for Prevention of Torture Visits İmralı Prison

A delegation of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture from the Council of Europe examined the conditions of detention on the island of İmralı, where PKK leader Öcalan is imprisoned among five other convicts.

28 January 2010 Tolga Korkut

Öcalan's Isolation on The Imrali Island Ends

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?

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

Öcalan Has Handed "Road Map" to Prison Management

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