NEWS

Latest News

• FED MED: We will support Öcalan’s call with mass public events 

  Ahmed Kobane said that they will respond to Abdullah Öcalan’s latest call with public events across affiliated institutions in NRW, Germany.
• Ferat Koçak: We request to meet with Abdullah Öcalan  

  German Die Linke MP Ferat Koçak, who was part of the EFFP delegation to Istanbul, said their demand to visit Abdullah Öcalan remains in place.
• Internationalist women take over the vigil in Strasbourg: We want to contribute to Öcalan's freedom 

  Internationalist women took over the Freedom Vigil in Strasbourg in its new week. Activists called on everyone to join the resistance to bring Öcalan’s paradigm to life.
• DEM Party Spokesperson: We will be in Sulaymaniyah on July 11  

  DEM Party Spokesperson Ayşegül Doğan stated that they will be in Sulaymaniyah on July 11 to follow the guerrilla disarmament ceremony.
• All eyes on the PKK’s expected disarmament ceremony after Öcalan’s call 

  Following the historic video call made by Abdullah Öcalan for the first time during his 26 years of imprisonment, all eyes are on the PKK's expected disarmament ceremony in Sulaymaniyah.
• MP İskender Bayhan: Democratic politics will come to the fore in the new period  

  EMEP Istanbul MP İskender Bayhan stated that democratic politics discussions will come to the fore in the new period following Öcalan’s video call, published by ANF earlier today.
• Öcalan’s video call sparks hope among families of prisoners who are waiting for democratic steps 

  MATUHAYDER Co-Chair Zeki Kılıç stated that Abdullah Öcalan’s video call sparked hope among families of prisoners.
• French woman to stand trial for Yazidi genocide 

  The Paris Court of Appeal has ruled that a French national will stand trial for genocide committed against the Yazidis.
• Alphan: People expect concrete steps from the state 

  Celal Alphan said people are excited by Abdullah Öcalan’s call and now demand immediate, concrete steps from the state.
• Kurdish political prisoner released after 31 years 

  Abdullah Aksu, who was arrested in 1994 and remained in prison for 31 years, was released from prison today.
• Turkey tells the Council of Europe that it will not grant some prisoners the “right to hope” 

  In its Action Plan submitted to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, the Turkish government stated that Abdullah Öcalan is exempted from conditional release.
• 1,060 people killed in Iran in Israeli attacks last June 

  An Iranian official announced on state television that the number of deaths in the country has risen to 1,060 following the 12-day war with Israel.
• Meeting between Imrali Delegation and Ministry of Justice postponed 

  The meeting expected to take place between the DEM Party’s ImraliDelegation and Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has been postponed.
• Ilknur Birol: Rising expectations must be met with positive steps 

  Ilknur Birol said the desire for democracy and a free, equal life belongs to all, and expectations must be supported with concrete steps.
• Prisoners on Imrali meet with their families 

  Asrın Law Office said that the prisoners on Imrali met with their families, and that Abdullah Öcalan was visited by his brother Mehmet and his legal guardian, Mazlum Dinç.
• Statement from the Imrali Delegation 

  Following their meeting with Erdoğan, the DEM Party Imrali Delegation said: “During the meeting, it was emphasized that the mutual will to advance the process continues.”
• DEM Party Delegation meets with President Erdoğan  

  Members of the İImrali Delegation met with AKP President Tayyip Erdoğan at the Presidential Complex.
• Prof. Moulier-Boutang: Peace process matters for EU membership 

  Prof. Moulier-Boutang said that resolving the Kurdish question and releasing Öcalan would send a strong message for Turkey’s EU membership process.
• Imralı Delegation meets DEM Party co-chairs 

  The Imrali Delegation met with DEM Party co-chairs Tuncer Bakırhan and Tülay Hatimoğulları.
• Number of soldiers dead from gas poisoning in South Kurdistan rises to 12 

  The Ministry of Defense announced that the number of soldiers who died from methane gas poisoning has risen to 12.
• Franzitta: Öcalan’s democratic confederalism is the only solution 

  Renato Franzitta said that Öcalan’s model offers the only real alternative to capitalism and must be taken seriously.
• Corruption scandal in Bitlis: 36 million TL unaccounted for at hospital 

  Hüseyin Olan revealed that 36 million TL are unaccounted for at Tatvan State Hospital.
• Memorial for internationalist fighter Dilsoz Bahar in Karlsruhe 

  The YPG internationalist fighter Dilsoz Bahar (Kevin Joachim) was commemorated at his grave on the anniversary of his death.
• Abdullah Öcalan: The process is entering a new phase 

  The DEM Party Imrali Delegation conveyed that Abdullah Öcalan said the process is entering a new phase and that “with the new steps to be taken, everyone has a responsibility to fulfill the requirements of this process.”
• Family of Mehmet Çakas: Possible extradition decision would be political rather than legal 

  The family of Kurdish activist Mehmet Çakas, who faces deportation to Turkey, stated that they consider this decision to be political rather than legal, and emphasized that they will not recognize it.