Extended Delegation to Meet Öcalan in Imralı Prison

* Photo credit: Dilek Mermer / AA

People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Press Center announced that their request to visit PKK leader Öcalan on Imralı Island was approved by Justice Ministry. 

The extended delegation of 5 members will head to İmralı on November 30. 

Up to now, the delegation was composed of HDP Group Interim Co-Chairs Pervin Buldan and İdris Baluken as well as HDP Istanbul deputy Sırrı Süreyya Önder.

5 member delegation

On November 21, People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Group Interim Co-Chairpersons  Pervin Buldan and İdris Baluken had a meeting with Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ.

“There is no visit date set, but the new visit will include 5 members,” Buldan said.  

She also added that while the speculated new members, Hatip Dicle and Ceylan Bağrıyanık, have not been confirmed yet. They would likely to be confirmed on the days to come. 

Dicle and Bağrıyanık?

Certain press sources speculated that the additional members would be Ceylan Bağrıyanık  from Democratic Free Woman Movement (DÖKH) and Hatip Dicle from Democratic Society Congress (DTK). 

“We don’t think it is right to pronounce the names of those who will be added to the delegation and those who will take part in the observation council as they haven’t officially been declared to us,” Buldan said. 

The new names are yet to be announced. (AS/BM)

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