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BDP Responses to Government’s Imrali Remarks

BDP Responses to Government’s Imrali Remarks

BDP Group Interim Chairperson Buldan told bianet on the recent remarks of Justice Minister Ergin on the off-listing of Imrali visitors who criticized the peace process.

4 November 2013 Yüce Yöney

Abdullah Öcalan: I Have 50 Percent Hope

Abdullah Öcalan: I Have 50 Percent Hope

“The first step of the process is over, even though some of my demands have not been realized. We are transitioning to the second step. I have 50 percent hope,” PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan said to his brother Mehmet Öcalan on a visit in Imrali Island.

Kurdish Deputy Delegation Heads to Imrali Island

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.

4th Delegation Visits Imrali Island

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.

Şarköy District Speaks Up on Peace Process

Şarköy District Speaks Up on Peace Process

Mothers, teachers, NGO representatives and politicians from Şarköy, a district located in the northwestern Turkey, agreed that the 30-years long bloody conflict must end immediately, reminding that Kurdish and Turkish people co-existed somewhat for centuries.

19 March 2013 Yakup Önal

Öcalan Underlines March 21 Appeal

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

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.

PKK's Captives Interviewed

PKK's Captives Interviewed

Firat News Agency has released a series of interviews with 8 state workers - including Turkish army officers, prospective governor and policeman - who are being held as captives by PKK since 2011.

Turkey's Ethnic Minorities Speak Up on Peace Talks

Turkey's Ethnic Minorities Speak Up on Peace Talks

Representatives from Turkey's various ethic groups spoke up on the current peace talks between Turkey and PKK.

1 March 2013 Ayça Söylemez

Kurdish Deputies Meet Öcalan on Imrali Island

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

Justice Ministry Approves Deputies to Meet Öcalan

Justice Ministry Approves Deputies to Meet Öcalan

Justice Ministry approved Peace and Democracy deputies Sırrı Sürreya Önder, Altan Tan and Pervin Buldan to meet PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan in Imrali island.

21 February 2013

3 Kurdish Deputies to Visit Öcalan

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

KCK Demands Line of Communication with Öcalan

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

Kurdish People Desire to Live Autonomously, Kışanak Says

Kurdish People Desire to Live Autonomously, Kışanak Says

Peace and Democracy Party co-chairperson Gültan Kışanak addressed hundreds of people in Antalya province, expressing Kurdish people's desire to live their language and history in an autonomous manner.

11 February 2013

Demirtaş Supports AKP's Dialogue With Öcalan

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 Condemns Paris Killings, His Brother Says

PKK Leader Condemns Paris Killings, His Brother Says

"My brother expressed his sorrow for 3 slain Kurdish politicians and demanded an urgent result on the murder investigation," Mehmet Öcalan, PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan's brother, told the press last night after returning from a visit to Imrali island prison.

15 January 2013

Kurdish Politicians' Funerals to Be Held in Turkey

Kurdish Politicians' Funerals to Be Held in Turkey

The bodies of 3 slain Kurdish female politicians in Paris are expected to be transported to Turkey by Wednesday, Firat News Agency said.

14 January 2013

Recent Poll Shows Increasing Support on Negotiations

Recent Poll Shows Increasing Support on Negotiations

A recent poll by Metropol research firm showed that 42 percent of the population in Turkey supported the ongoing negotiations between the Turkish state and PKK, a prominent increase compared to another by A&G last year.

10 January 2013

3 Female Kurdish Politicians Found Dead in Paris

3 Female Kurdish Politicians Found Dead in Paris

3 Female Kurdish politicians including PKK co-founder Sakine Cansız and Kurdish National Congress Paris representative Fidan Doğan, were found dead in the Kurdish Information Office in Paris last night. Peace and Democracy Party condemned the murders. While AKP government suggested that it was an internal dispute of PKK, PKK Europe secretary Zübeyir Aydar held the Turkish "deep state" responsible for the killings.

10 January 2013