In a 2007 lawyer meeting, Abdullah Öcalan said of Devlet Bahçeli's handshake at the time, “You don't shake hands just to be symbolic. Does Bahçeli accept the existence and rights of Kurds? If he does, then a relation will be established.”
It is learned that Onur Yılmaz, an ill prisoner in Buca High Security Closed Prison, has been on hunger strike for 40 days due to his demand for treatment not being met.
DEM Party MP Nevroz Uysal Aslan applied to the Parliamentary Human Rights Investigation Commission regarding the lack of news from İmralı and demanded that the commission take initiatives to end the unlawful legislation.
PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan's family and guardian applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and İmralı Prison Directorate demanding a meeting.
MGK made a written statement on Kurdish Women Journalists' Day and said: “As Kurdish women journalists, we believe that the truth will not remain in the dark with the philosophy of ‘Jin, Jîyan, Azadî’ and we emphasize that we will continue our struggle.”
Lawyer Emran Emekçi said that the conspiracy was theoretically frustrated with the democratic modernity system developed by Abdullah Öcalan in İmralı and added: “The cases we filed at the ECHR are not being decided. In other words, they are spreading the legal dimension of the conspiracy over time.”
Commenting on the upcoming elections in the Federated Kurdistan Region, journalist Amed Dicle said: “If YNK wins the elections, it will be a big blow to Turkey.”
Intolerance against the Kurdish language continues in all areas of life. In the last 7 months, there have been at least 22 obstacles and bans ranging from the removal of warning signs in Kurdish to bans on concerts, songs and teaching.
KJAR activist Kejal Shexmohammdi said that the idea of “freedom” put forward by Abdullah Öcalan, whose “annihilation” was targeted by the international conspiracy, gives strength and inspiration to the women of Rojhilat.
Seriously ill prisoner Abdulkadir Kuday, who lost his life in prison, said in his last interview through his lawyers: “As long as this persecution continues, the resistance will continue from the top to the bottom and we will win in the end.”
Abdulkadir Kuday, a prisoner with ALS who was prevented from being released despite his severe health problems, died in Metris Type R Closed Prison.
Nurettin Kuzu, one of the executives of ÖHD, pointed out that the conspiracy against Abdullah Öcalan continues today with absolute isolation and said: “We cannot see a second in which Mr. Öcalan is not subjected to rights violations.”
10 people were arrested in the investigation into the systematic rape of a 14-year-old girl in Düziçi. Sociologist Taner Taş and Social Worker Belgin Işık stated that impunity leads to social decay.
Prisoner Necdet Öztürk, who is protesting against rights violations in Kırşehir High Security Prison, demanded that families call the prison constantly about the situation of prisoners.
Lawyers from the Asrın Law Office have made a new application for a meeting with their client Abdullah Öcalan, whom they have not heard from for 43 months.