After the ban on visits imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan on 13 April ended on 18 October, it was automatically extended for another six months.

Asrın Law Office's lawyers, who applied to visit their client to the Bursa Execution Judge after 18 October were informed that there was no "any ban on visits".

The lawyers then applied again on 26 October asking why they couldn’t visit their client.

This time, the judge said that Abdullah Öcalan was given a new 6-month ban on lawyer's visits, which became final on October 21.

The lawyers said that they were not notified of the sentence and announced that they would appeal.

Lawyers are requesting to meet with the Kurdish people's leader twice a week. However, their applications are systematically left unanswered. In some cases, months later, lawyers are told that disciplinary actions have been taken against Öcalan.