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Önder responds to Minister’s statement on İmralı Prison visit

Önder responds to Minister’s statement on İmralı Prison visit

İmralı delegation member DEM MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder: “We will apply for a second İmralı Prison meeting next week”

15 January 2025

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.

‘No actor can be ignored’ in resolving the Kurdish question, says HDP’s Sancar

‘TO BE RESOLVED AT PARLIAMENT’

‘No actor can be ignored’ in resolving the Kurdish question, says HDP’s Sancar

Amid debates on “interlocutors in resolving the Kurdish question”, HDP Co-Chair Sancar reiterates that the place to resolve it is the Parliament, noting that “bringing the role of İmralı and HDP up against each other makes it harder to have a holistic approach.”

22 September 2021

‘Erdoğan ended the resolution process for the Kurdish question'

HATİP DİCLE

‘Erdoğan ended the resolution process for the Kurdish question'

Hatip Dicle, a member of the delegation having talks with imprisoned PKK leader Öcalan during the resolution process, has commented on President Erdoğan’s statement that “the HDP ended the resolution process” for the Kurdish question.

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 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.

Imprisoned PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan Meets His Brother After Months

Imprisoned PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan Meets His Brother After Months

Asrın Law Bureau has announced that three inmates held in İmralı Prison, including imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, met their families yesterday. The last family visitation was held in İmralı on August 13, 2019.

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.

Abdullah Öcalan’s Message to be Read Out in Diyarbakır

Abdullah Öcalan’s Message to be Read Out in Diyarbakır

Returning from İmralı, it is expected that Mehmet Öcalan will share the details of his meeting with Abdullah Öcalan after he meets 50 volunteers on hunger strike.

12 September 2016

Anti-Torture Committee to Issue Turkey Report in November

Anti-Torture Committee to Issue Turkey Report in November

The European Council anti-torture Committee has visited three prisons in Turkey and inspected the situation of Öcalan and other prisoners in İmralı. The accompanying report will be presented to the relevant parties in November.

9 September 2016

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”.

Extended Delegation to Meet Öcalan in Imralı Prison

Extended Delegation to Meet Öcalan in Imralı Prison

Justice Ministry responded positively to People’s Democratic Party’s request to visit PKK leader Öcalan on Imralı Island. The extended delegation of 5 members will head to Imralı on November 30.

25 November 2014