First message from Abdullah Öcalan after 44 months

“If conditions are right, I have the theoretical and practical power to move this process from the ground of conflict and violence to the legal and political ground,” said Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in his message.

News Center-Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) Riha (Urfa) MP Ömer Öcalan met Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan on Wednesday in the prison island of Imrali, first contact with Abdullah Öcalan after 44 months.

Ömer Öcalan shared the message of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan on the social media platform X.

“I met Mr. Öcalan in the prison island of Imrali on October 23. This visit was arranged as part of a family visit. Mr. Öcalan commented on general political developments during the meeting and asked me to deliver the following message to the public: ‘Isolation continues. If conditions are right, I have the theoretical and practical power to move this process from a ground of conflict and violence to a legal and political ground.’ He was in good health and sent his greetings to everyone.”