Turkey Allows Pro-Kurdish Politicians to Meet Imprisoned PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan

The visit, the first of its kind in years, may signal a potential restart of peace talks between the Turkish government and the PKK.

Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the banned Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK), is set to meet with pro-Kurdish opposition politicians this weekend on the prison island of Imrali.
The meeting, approved by Turkey's Justice Ministry, will include DEM Party members Sirri Süreyya Önder and Pervin Buldan, with the exact timing dependent on weather conditions.
This marks the first political visit to Öcalan in years, following a recent family visit in October that observers saw as a potential precursor to renewed peace efforts.
The PKK has been in conflict with the Turkish state since the 1980s and is designated as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the EU, and the US.
The last attempt at a peace process between the Turkish government and the PKK collapsed in 2015, but recent overtures from Turkey's ruling coalition suggest a possible shift in approach.