After a meeting with Abdullah Öcalan, the İmralı Delegation of the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) held a press conference in Istanbul yesterday and announced Öcalan’s ‘Call for Peace and Democratic Society’. The Kurdish leader called for the PKK to lay down arms, to convene its congress and make a decision.

According to the DEM Party Press Office, the Party Assembly (PM) and provincial co-chairs will convene on Sunday under the presidency of Co-Chairs Tulay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakırhan. The meeting will reportedly take place at the party's headquarters in Balgat, Ankara.

On Monday, the Central Executive Committee (MYK) will convene at the building in Büklüm. On Wednesday, a meeting will be held in Balgat under the presidency of the co-chairs.