The imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan, called on Tuesday in a published message for the parties involved in the peace process to engage in dialogue. In his statement, he urged all sides participating in the peace talks to seek a resolution to the conflict. Öcalan emphasized the importance of achieving a sustainable peace and called for a political solution to the Kurdish issue. His message was released amid ongoing efforts to resolve the long-standing conflict between Turkish authorities and Kurdish insurgents. The statement also included a call to end violence and to revitalize the peace dialogue. Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned since 1999, when he was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in founding an armed organization.
Öcalan calls on peace process parties to engage in dialogue
Imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan called on all parties in the peace process to engage in dialogue and seek a political solution to the Kurdish issue in a statement released on Tuesday.