Öcalan’s historic call will be broadcast live on giant screens across North-East Syria

Kurdish people in Turkey, Kurdistan and abroad are awaiting the historic call to be made by Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan today.

A delegation consisting of 7 people is having a meeting with the Kurdish People’s Leader, Abdullah Öcalan, in İmralı F Type High Security Closed Prison. After the meeting, the delegation will convey a historic call from Öcalan in Istanbul, at 17:00 local time.

The delegation consists of Sırrı Süreyya Önder, Pervin Buldan, DEM Party co-chairs Tülay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakırhan, Ahmet Türk, DEM Party Istanbul MP Cengiz Çiçek and lawyer Faik Özgür Erol from Asrin Law Office.

The long-awaited call will be watched live on giant screens in seven cities in North-East Syria.

Giant screens have been set up in Qamishlo, Hesekê, Dêrik, Raqqa, Tabqa, Kobanê and Aleppo.

According to the Organizing Committee, the giant screens have been set up at the following locations:

Qamishlo: 12 March Martyrs Stadium

Hesekê: 4 April Park

Dêrik: Freedom Park

Tabqa: Ittihad Stadium and sports complex for Afrin-Shehba refugees

Raqqa: Municipal Stadium

Kobanê: Free Women's Square

Aleppo: Al-Zaytouni Square