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Wednesday, 19 February, 2025

Kurdish rebel leader calls end to jail hunger strikes in Turkey: Lawyers

Ocalan, the co-founder of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) held on Imrali island off Istanbul since 1999, was allowed to see his lawyers this month for the first time in eight years.

Kurdish rebel leader calls end to jail hunger strikes in Turkey: Lawyers

Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan, pictured in 1993 and serving a life sentence since 1999, was allowed to see his lawyers this month for the first time in eight years (Phoot: AFP)