A European delegation of 39 representatives from the “I Want to Visit Abdullah Ocalan” campaign arrived in Turkey with the aim of meeting the Leader Abdullah Ocalan, submitting an official request through the Al-Asr Human Rights Office. The delegation is expected to hold a series of meetings with various political and governmental parties in Turkey and Northern Kurdistan.
The “European Forum for Freedom and Peace” (EFFP), which includes academics, intellectuals, politicians, and journalists who fled to Europe due to pressure in Turkey, launched a global campaign titled “I Want to Visit Abdullah Ocalan” to demand the opening of dialogue channels with him.
As part of the campaign, today a delegation of 39 figures from different countries arrived in Istanbul, including journalists, writers, academics, unionists, lawyers, and parliamentarians.
The delegation aims to conduct multifaceted meetings to call for a democratic solution to the Kurdish issue and to demand the freedom of Leader Abdullah Ocalan.
In this context, the delegation’s first stop was a visit to the Al-Asr Human Rights Office, which handles the legal defense of Leader Abdullah Ocalan, where they submitted an official memorandum containing their request for a direct meeting with Leader Abdullah Ocalan.
During the delegation’s reception, lawyer İbrahim Bilmez, a member of the Al-Asr Human Rights Office, expressed his gratitude to the delegation for this initiative and their support for resolving the Kurdish issue in Turkey.
On her part, Italian parliamentarian Francesca Serasani spoke on behalf of the delegation, saying: “We are here today to show our support for the people and their Leader Abdullah Ocalan. We hope this initiative will be a significant step forward, and we have come to show our clear and explicit support from this very place.”
The delegation is scheduled to hold a series of meetings with civil, political, and governmental institutions and organizations in Turkey and Northern Kurdistan, as they confirmed
