Criminal complaint against terrorist leader Öcalan by Orkun Özeller: 'To those who speak of the right to hope, we say forget that right'

Retired Colonel Orkun Özeller has filed a criminal complaint against Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the terrorist organization PKK. In his filing, Özeller stated, "To those who speak of the right to hope, we say forget that right."

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Criminal complaint against terrorist leader Öcalan by Orkun Özeller: 'To those who speak of the right to hope, we say forget that right'

Retired Colonel Orkun Özeller has filed a criminal complaint with the prosecutor's office against terrorist leader Abdullah Öcalan for "Undermining the Unity and Integrity of the State," noting that the instructions and approvals allegedly issued by Öcalan from İmralı since 1999 are linked to attacks carried out by the organization.

Özeller's lawyer, Doğukan Kozan, stated on social media: "My client, Orkun Özeller, has filed a criminal complaint against Abdullah Öcalan for the crime of Undermining the Unity and Integrity of the State, in relation to the instructions and approvals issued by Öcalan from İmralı after 1999 and the terrorist acts carried out by the PKK."

Özeller shared the details of the criminal complaint with the note, "To those who speak of the right to hope, we say forget that right."

To those who speak of the right to hope, we say forget that right
Because ?? https://t.co/1lCdXCyJsk
— Orkun Özeller (@OrkunOzeller) November 22, 2025

Some of the terrorist attacks cited in Orkun Özeller's criminal complaint against terrorist leader Öcalan:

2006 - Bomb attack on a bus stop in Diyarbakır - 11 martyrs, including 9 children.
2007 - Attack on a minibus in Şırnak - 12 martyrs.
Ambush on soldiers on Mount Gabar - 13 martyrs.
Attack on Anafartalar Bazaar in Ankara - 9 martyrs.
2008 - Attack on Aktütün Outpost - 17 martyrs.
Bomb attack in Güngören, Istanbul - 17 martyrs, including one unborn baby.
2009 - Attack on a military vehicle in Lice - 9 martyrs.
Ambush on soldiers in Tokat - 7 martyrs.
2010 - Attack on soldiers in İskenderun - 6 martyrs.
Attack on a civilian bus in Küçükçekmece - 5 martyrs.
2011 - Attack on military zones in Çukurca - 24 martyrs.
Ankara Kumrular Street attack - 3 martyrs.
2012: Attack on a military shuttle in Foça - 2 martyrs.
Attack on a military zone in Şırnak - 10 martyrs.
2016 - Attack on a military convoy in Dağlıca - 16 martyrs.
2017 - Attack on the Diyarbakır Police Campus - 1 martyr.
2018 - Attack on a road construction site in Siirt - 7 martyrs.
2024 - TUSAŞ attack - 5 martyrs.