Turkey Moves Kurdish Militant Leader Ocalan to a New Part of an Island Prison Under Peace Push
The move follows Kurdish demands for better prison conditions as Ankara seeks to revive talks after the PKK laid down its arms.
- On Saturday, Kurdish official Mithat Sancar confirmed that Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party , has moved to a newly built section of his prison on Imrali in the Marmara Sea.
- Improving prison conditions for Ocalan has been a key demand in the 42-year conflict between the PKK and Turkish authorities, which has killed tens of thousands since 1984.
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed legislation in August offering conditional pardons to PKK fighters, prompting the group to announce three months later it would lay down arms.
- Sancar, a lawmaker for the pro-Kurdish DEM Party, said the relocation "necessitates an acceleration of the process," noting negotiations have been paused for two months.
- Sancar stressed that Ocalan must coordinate peace negotiations, warning the process cannot proceed with "unilateral expectations" and demanding Turkey move away from its "insistent and rigid stance.
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Abdullah Öcalan has been moved to a newly built part of the prison on the island of Imrali, where he has been serving a sentence since 1999. The move was confirmed by Mithat Sancar, a lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM). Sancar announced the change in an interview with Media Haber television, without giving further details. He did not confirm that the new facility offered better conditions, although his stat…
Turkey moves Kurdish militant leader as part of peace process
Turkey has moved the country’s Kurdish militant leader to a newly built part of an island prison where he has been incarcerated since 1999 as part of efforts to end decades of conflict, a senior Kurdish official said. Improving prison conditions for Abdullah Ocalan, who heads the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, has been a key Kurdish demand in the push to end the 42-year-long conflict between the militant group and Turkish authorities. Ocalan …
Turkiye moves Kurdish militant leader Ocalan to a new part of an island prison under peace push
Turkiye has relocated Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan within his island prison as part of a peace initiative. This action is aimed at advancing efforts to resolve the long-standing conflict with the PKK.
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Turkey moves Kurdish militant leader Ocalan to a new part of an island prison under peace push
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has moved the country's Kurdish militant leader to a newly built part of an island prison where he has been incarcerated since 1999 as part of efforts to end decades of conflict, a senior Kurdish official…
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Turkey moves Kurdish militant leader Ocalan to a new part of an island prison as part of peace push
Turkey has moved Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan to a new section of his island prison. This move is part of efforts to end decades of conflict, according to a senior Kurdish official.
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