Traffic of meetings begins after Bahçeli's call: Mehmet Öcalan files request for visit

Following MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli's remarks in his parliamentary group meeting suggesting that Öcalan could be released conditionally under the scope of the 'right to hope,' a traffic of meetings between Öcalan and his family has begun.

On October 23, Ömer Öcalan visited Abdullah Öcalan, and Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers announced that they had filed an official request for a meeting with the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the prison directorate.

Another application came from Öcalan's brother, Mehmet Öcalan. Öcalan filed a request with the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the İmralı Prison Directorate to visit him.

Additionally, Emine Konar, the sister of Ömer Hayri Konar; Polat Yıldırım, the brother of Hamili Yıldırım; and Melihe Çetin, the sister of Veysi Aktaş, also filed requests with the prosecutor's office and the prison directorate for visits.

FAMILY MET AFTER A 4-YEAR HIATUS

While the last face-to-face meeting between Abdullah Öcalan and his family took place on March 3, 2020, and the last phone conversation on March 25, 2021, a face-to-face meeting with his nephew Ömer Öcalan took place on October 23, 2024, after a 4-year interval.