{"id":14202,"date":"2025-07-28T09:31:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freedomforabdullahocalan.org\/en\/?p=14202"},"modified":"2025-07-28T09:31:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:31:30","slug":"insisting-on-freedom-activists-conclude-talks-in-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freedomocalansyria.com\/en\/?p=14202","title":{"rendered":"\u201cInsisting on Freedom\u201d activists conclude talks in Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Young internationalists from European countries have held a series of meetings in Turkey in an act of solidarity with the ongoing process for peace and democratic society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/english.anf-news.com\/uploads\/en\/articles\/2025\/07\/20250727-690x450nc-ist-25-07-25-avrupali-gencler-kurumlar-ziyaret-jpeg6a6a82-image.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:437px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of young people who came together in Europe and identify themselves as internationalists have launched an initiative called \u201cInsisting On Freedom\u201d with the aim of securing the physical freedom of Abdullah \u00d6calan and contributing to the democratic resolution of the Kurdish question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.postimg.cc\/mgd4bb4Q\/temp-Image-Pl-Hf-Az.avif\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:477px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A seven-member delegation consisting of initiative members arrived in Turkey on Thursday for a series of meetings and events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The delegation submitted a written request to the Ministry of Justice in Ankara to meet with Kurdish leader Abdullah \u00d6calan, who has been incarcerated in \u0130mral\u0131 Island Prison since 1999 when he was handed over to Turkey as a result of an international conspiracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.postimg.cc\/XYvM1T5X\/temp-Imager8n-TAY.avif\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:400px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the same day, the activists held a press conference at the headquarters of the Peoples\u2019 Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) in Ankara. They called for the immediate release of Abdullah \u00d6calan from the prison island of \u0130mrali, saying: \u201cWe feel the need to take a clear position. As Mr. \u00d6calan said, long-lasting peace can only be established through democratic politics, not weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.postimg.cc\/R03k4KXB\/temp-Imagegm-Qbm-H.avif\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:500px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Friday, the delegation moved to Istanbul. They first visited Asr\u0131n Law Office to learn about the progress of Abdullah \u00d6calan&#8217;s trials and the new process. The delegation then met with the \u201cI Need Peace Women&#8217;s Initiative\u201d at the General Headquarters of the Peoples&#8217; Democratic Congress (HDK).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The activists then visited JINNEWS, Yeni Ya\u015fam newspaper, Mezopotamya Agency (MA) and the Free Women&#8217;s Movement (TJA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.postimg.cc\/jjGG52FJ\/temp-Imagef5pb0s.avif\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:440px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of today&#8217;s program, the activists held a discussion at the G\u00f6lge Cultural Center in the Esenyurt district on \u201c\u00d6calan&#8217;s democratic socialism debates from an internationalist perspective\u201d and \u201cYouth leadership in the Democratic Society process as pioneers of ideological transformation and communist organization.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.postimg.cc\/DZLRbh9p\/temp-Image-ZAd0hc.avif\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:462px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During the discussion sessions, the activists emphasized the importance of international solidarity in a democratic society, based on the perspective of Abdullah \u00d6calan. Drawing attention to the system&#8217;s special war policies against youth, they discussed the role of youth in the new process and pointed to the change and transformation that youth will bring about in the Democratic Society process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.anf-news.com\/news\/-80438\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.anf-news.com\/news\/-80438\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Young internationalists from Europe travel to Turkey seeking to meet with Abdullah \u00d6calan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of young people who came together in Europe and identify themselves as internationalists have launched an initiative called \u201cInsisting On Freedom\u201d with the aim of securing the physical free&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.anf-news.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.anf-news.com\/news\/-80448\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.anf-news.com\/news\/-80448\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Internationalists from Europe apply to Turkish Ministry of Justice to meet with Abdullah \u00d6calan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of young people who came together in Europe and identify themselves as internationalists have launched an initiative called \u201cInsisting On Freedom\u201d with the aim of securing the physical free&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.anf-news.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.anf-news.com\/news\/-80450\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.anf-news.com\/news\/-80450\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cInsisting on Freedom\u201d delegation calls for the immediate release of Abdullah \u00d6calan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After submitting a written request to the Turkish Ministry of Justice in Ankara to meet with Kurdish leader Abdullah \u00d6calan in \u0130mral\u0131 Prison, a seven-member delegation of the \u201cInsisting On Freedom\u201d&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Young internationalists from European countries have held a series of meetings in Turkey in an act of solidarity with the ongoing process for peace and democratic society. 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