{"id":12507,"date":"2025-07-03T10:44:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T10:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freedomforabdullahocalan.org\/ku\/?p=12507"},"modified":"2025-07-03T10:44:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T10:44:18","slug":"international-delegation-in-istanbul-calls-for-ocalans-immediate-and-unconditional-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freedomocalansyria.com\/ku\/?p=12507","title":{"rendered":"International delegation in Istanbul calls for \u00d6calan\u2019s immediate and unconditional release"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A 39-member international delegation that came to Istanbul as part of the \u201cI want to visit Abdullah \u00d6calan\u201d campaign made a statement. The delegation called for the unconditional release of the Kurdish leader and other political prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An international campaign<\/a> titled ‘I want to visit Abdullah \u00d6calan’ was launched in early June under the initiative of the European Forum for Freedom and Peace (EFFP), calling for in-person visits to be allowed with Abdullah \u00d6calan at Imral\u0131 Prison. As part of the campaign, official requests will be submitted to Turkey\u2019s Ministry of Justice. In addition, video messages will be shared on social media to support the appeal. The organizers call on the international public to support the current process for democracy and peace in Turkey through the resolution of the Kurdish Question. In doing so, they recognize the historic opportunity created by Abdullah \u00d6calan in his February 27 call for \u201cPeace and a Democratic Society\u201d, and the necessity of his full participation in such a process going forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the process that began with the February 27 call, a delegation of 39 internationally recognized personalities is visiting Istanbul to express support for a peaceful and democratic solution to the Kurdish issue and raise awareness in the international community for the physical freedom of the Kurdish leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The international delegation consists of academics, trade unionists, civil society organization members, journalists, lawyers, parliamentarians, feminists, scientists, writers, researchers, and municipal officials from Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain, Catalonia, France, Switzerland, and Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The delegation on Tuesday submitted a petition containing their request to meet with \u00d6calan to the Istanbul-based Asr\u0131n Law Office, which represents the Kurdish leader. The delegation then met with the DEM Party co-chair Tuncer Bak\u0131rhan at the Istanbul office of the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The international delegation held a roundtable meeting at a hotel in Taksim today. A banner reading \u201cInternational summit for a peaceful solution to the Kurdish issue and ending the isolation” was hung in the hall where the meeting was held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting was attended by many people, including Meral Dan\u0131\u015f Be\u015fta\u015f, Co-Spokesperson of the Peoples\u2019 Democratic Congress (HDK), Keskin Bay\u0131nd\u0131r, Co-Chair of the Democratic Regions Party (DBP), and Sebahat Tuncel of the Free Women’s Movement (TJA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the meeting, \u00d6calan\u2019s message to the international delegation was read out, and the delegation issued a joint declaration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The joint declaration, read out by Ferhat Ko\u00e7ak, Member of the German Left Party, in Turkish and by Eulalia Reguant Cura, CUP Catalonia Foreign Affairs Officer, in English, includes the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe stand in solidarity with the Kurdish people in the face of the systematic repression of their rights and their continued exclusion from the democratic process in Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We call on the Turkish authorities to take concrete steps toward engaging in genuine, constructive dialogue and peace negotiations with all sectors of the Kurdish community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We reiterate our call to all progressive movements, parties and all peoples in Turkey to work towards the success of this process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only through such engagement can durable and lasting change be achieved, paving the way for a truly democratic Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout this process, Turkey must uphold its international obligations to respect, fulfill, and protect the human rights of all people within its borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an international context increasingly marked by hostility and aggression, there remains a historic opportunity to resolve the Kurdish conflict through dialogue and negotiation\u2014fundamental pillars of any democratic society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the Middle East is in flames and too many countries compete in an unrestrained arms race, Mr \u00d6calan is one of the strongest voices in the region talking about peace and disarmament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. \u00d6calan has issued a courageous and timely call to disarm and dissolve, in favor of a peaceful and democratic resolution to a conflict that has endured for over forty years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We recognize Mr. \u00d6calan\u2019s vision of democratic confederalism and his broader proposal for the Middle East as a model not only for Turkey but for the entire region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the democratic process to reach its full potential, the immediate and unconditional release of Mr. \u00d6calan and all other political prisoners whose human rights have been violated is imperative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their continued imprisonment raises serious concerns. It is essential that their human rights are respected while in detention. In particular, the ongoing and unlawful deprivation of Mr. \u00d6calan\u2019s fundamental rights\u2014after 26 years of isolation in the island prison of Imrali\u2014stands in violation of both international and national legal standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an international group of activists, academics, politicians, and human rights experts, we urge the Turkish government to meet its obligations under international human rights and humanitarian law. We appeal to the government of Turkey to act in accordance with the principles of justice, democracy, and peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will continue to monitor the steps taken by the government, and we express our hope for a genuine transition toward a fully democratic and inclusive society in Turkey.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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