Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş and parliamentary group deputy chair Pervin Buldan have left for Imralı island for a visit to Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan on Monday.

The visit was supposed to take place at the weekend but Buldan said that they had to delay the visit as the Ministry of Justice did not answer their visit demand.

Öcalan is expected to make significant statements to the BDP delegation today. During the last visit Demirtaş and Buldan paid to the Kurdish leader on 7 June, Öcalan said he would make a comprehensive evaluation of the peace process at the next meeting with the delegation.