News from the pro-government side: DEM Party's application for Öcalan accepted! Delegation and date have been set...
It has been claimed that the DEM Party's application to the Ministry of Justice to meet with terrorist leader Abdullah Öcalan has been accepted and that the DEM Party delegation that will go to İmralı has been determined.
12punto
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli's call for "DEM and İmralı to meet" was followed by action from the DEM Party, which submitted an application to the Ministry of Justice to meet with terrorist leader Abdullah Öcalan, while Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç had stated regarding the application, "We will determine a suitable time."
According to a report by the Sabah newspaper, known for its proximity to the government, a positive response has been given to the DEM Party's application to meet with Öcalan.
The report noted that the delegation to go to İmralı will consist of Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and DEM Party Istanbul MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder and DEM Party Van MP Pervin Buldan. It was stated that the meeting between the DEM Party delegation and Öcalan will take place today or tomorrow.