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PKK Leader Cemil Bayık: “We Need to Go to İMralı for the Process to Move forward.”

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Cemil Bayık, co-chair of the KCK Executive Council, the umbrella organization of the PKK, emphasized the importance of establishing direct contact with İmralı in the ongoing process, stating that the necessary conditions must be provided for Abdullah Öcalan to manage the process. Bayık stated that the KCK and they themselves should go to İmralı Island and meet with Öcalan. Speaking to Nûçe TV, Bayık argued that the law passed in Parliament did n…
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Cemil Bayık, co-chair of the KCK, the umbrella organization of the separatist terrorist group PKK, expressed his desire to personally meet with Abdullah Öcalan in İmralı. Bayık stated, "Türkiye's approach is raising doubts in our minds as well. The KCK also needs to visit İmralı. We also need to go to see Apo. If this doesn't happen, the process will not progress healthily."

Cemil Bayık, Co-Chairman of the Executive Council of KCK, said that the process would not be healthy if they did not go to İmralı to meet with Öcalan.

Cemil Bayık, co-chair of the KCK Executive Council, in a statement regarding the "Turkey Without Terrorism" process, expressed the demand for a meeting with Abdullah Öcalan, saying, "The KCK also needs to visit İmralı. We also need to go to see Leader Apo." Bayık stated, "If Apo is not free, we will not lay down our arms and we will not go to Turkey."

KCK Executive Council Co-Chair Cemil Bayık said, "Türkiye's approach is raising doubts in our minds as well. The KCK also needs to visit İmralı. We also need to go to Apo's side. If this doesn't happen, the process will not progress healthily." Organization leaders had previously demanded the opening of a direct communication channel with Öcalan. In an interview given to the Kurdish-language Nuçe TV from Mount Kandil, KCK Executive Council Co-Ch…

Cemil Bayık, co-chair of the KCK Executive Council, the umbrella organization of the PKK, emphasized the importance of establishing direct contact with İmralı in the ongoing process, stating that the necessary conditions must be provided for Abdullah Öcalan to manage the process. Bayık stated that the KCK and they themselves should go to İmralı Island and meet with Öcalan. Speaking to Nûçe TV, Bayık argued that the law passed in Parliament did n…

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BoldMedya broke the news on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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