Öcalan

Turkey's justice minister has said the pro-Kurdish DEM Party's application to meet jailed Kurdish militant group leader Abdullah Ocalan was under consideration, without giving details.

"The process continues. We will work to determine an appropriate day," Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc told reporters.

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has called for the swift initiation of direct talks between the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) and the PKK's jailed leader for progress in the disarmament of the terrorist organization and in resolving the Kurdish issue.

The mayor of Istanbul's Esenyurt district, Ahmet Özer from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), was detained on Oct. 30 on charges of alleged membership in the PKK terrorist organization.

Erdoğan’s ruling partner made a “bombshell” proposal, calling on Abdullah Öcalan to announce the dissolution of the Kurdish Workers’ Party PKK in exchange for its release.

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli called on the PKK to lay down its arms on Oct. 22.

Nationalist Movement Party's (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has launched a scathing critique against the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) in the aftermath of last week's deadly PKK attacks, arguing that Treasury aid to the party should be immediately severed.

A total of 15 official requests seeking the revocation of parliamentary immunity for 12 deputies have been submitted to the speaker's office.

The reports were subsequently referred to a mixed council comprised of the parliament's constitution and justice commission, for further review.

A Turkish court on Tuesday jailed the chief editor of an opposition TV channel pending trial on a charge of spreading terrorist propaganda, state-owned Anadolu news agency reported.

Journalist Merdan Yanardağ has been arrested following an ex officio investigation stemming from his televised remarks concerning PKK terror organization's imprisoned ringleader Abdullah Öcalan.

Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has refuted the claims by İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener that the government sent a judicial person to the imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan to ask his help for the May 14 polls.