Delegation from HDP heads to Imrali

Parwin Buldan, a member of the Imrali delegation and parliamentarian for the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), and Faiq Özgür Erol, a lawyer at the Asr Law Office, traveled to Imrali Island to meet with leader Abdullah Ocalan

This move is part of a series of visits recently permitted by Turkish authorities for the party delegation to Imrali Maximum Security Prison, where leader Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned for years, along with Omar Hayri Konar, Hamili Yıldırım, and Weysi Aktaş. Authorities continue to impose strict restrictions on family and lawyer meetings with the four detainees.

On October 23, 2024, Leader Abdullah Ocalan held his first family meeting with his nephew, Omar Ocalan, the DEM Party's deputy for Urfa Province. Subsequently, the party delegation was allowed to visit Imrali Prison three times: on December 28, 2024, January 22, and February 27, 2025. The first two visits were attended by Sirri Sureyya Önder and Perwin Buldan.

During the third visit, the delegation was joined by DEM Party co-chairs Tulay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakırhan, along with lawyers Cengiz Çiçek and Faik Özgür Erol, and Kurdish politician Ahmet Türk. The three prisoners also participated in the meeting alongside Leader Abdullah Ocalan.

During this visit, the leader and his fellow prisoners issued a "Call for Peace and a Democratic Society." Another family gathering was held on March 31, 2025, to mark Eid al-Fitr, attended by several family members of the detainees.

In a related development, the delegation was scheduled to continue its visit to Imrali after meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on April 10. However, delegation member Sirri Sureyya Önder suffered a severe heart attack on April 15 due to an aneurysm in his aorta. He is currently receiving treatment in the intensive care unit at Florence Nightingale Hospital in Istanbul.

ANHA