Derya Ren

 

DİYARBAKIR - The women condemning the isolation imposed on PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, saying "The reason for the isolation is their fear of Öcalan's ideas" and stated that they will be a pioneer to end the isolation.

 

The aggravated isolation imposed on Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan, who has been held in İmralı High-Security Prison for 22 years, continues. Abdullah Öcalan, who had not been allowed to meet with his lawyers and his family for a long time, had a phone call with his brother Mehmet Öcalan on March 25, but the phone call was interrupted. Although the interrupting phone call caused concerns in people, the authorities did not make any statements and did not take any steps.

 

On the other hand, the lawyers of the Asrın Law Office repeatedly requested the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office for an urgent interview with their client, Abdullah Öcalan, but the Chief Prosecutor's Office did not respond to their application.

 

PKK and Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK) prisoners started a hunger strike on November 27 against the increasing isolation in İmralI and to end the violations of rights in prisons. While the hunger strikes continue, statements and calls from prisoners' relatives and political parties continue to support the action.

 

'They are afraid of Öcalan's thoughts'

 

Saying that isolation is a crime against humanity, Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Diyarbakır Provincial executive Hasibe Yazlık said that Europe considers isolation equated with torture and signed for it. Stating that Europe's signature on torture was only on paper, Hasibe stated that the laws are not implemented in prisons. Hasibe stated: "In the person of Mr. Öcalan, isolation is imposed on the whole society. The reason for the government's pressure and arrests is the reason for the revolt against the government. Whatever the crime is, an approach that is not suitable for human dignity is never acceptable. We would like to say that we will not accept this. Mr. Öcalan has not been allowed to interview his family and lawyers for a long time. The short duration of the last phone call is an indication that they are afraid of Mr. Öcalan's thoughts."

 

'We will end the isolation with the pioneering of women'

 

Stating that women always a pioneer in the society, Hasibe underlined that women are the solvers of any problem or chaos to be experienced. Noting that the system has always targeted women. "We have always been pressured, but we have never obeyed. We, women, have a very strong will. We believe that we will end the isolation with the pioneering of women. We believe that we will end the repression," she said.

 

'Isn't it a sin?'

 

Hanım Tanrıverdi, a wife of Ramazan Tanrıverdi, who is staying in Diyarbakır High-Security F-Type Closed Prison, greeted the hunger strikes in prisons and said that her husband has been in prison for 30 years and they have not been able to celebrate the feast for 30 years. "I also want the authorities to spend only one feast away from their spouse and children. Maybe then they will understand what we are going through and treat them accordingly. God has prohibited persecution. But now we are looking everywhere there is cruelty. We are Kurds and we continue to be Kurds. We are experiencing so much punishment and pressure because we are Kurds. They gave my husband a one-month phone call ban because he did not accept the raids on the wards. It is a pity, isn't it a sin?" she reacted to what happened.

 

'The isolation in İmralı should be lifted'

 

Stating that they get struggle to end the isolation, she finally said the following words: "If the isolation imposed on Abdullah Öcalan does not come to an end, the isolation imposed on society will not end. Why are they so enemies of the Kurdish people? All other peoples have a leader too. The leader of the Kurdish people is Öcalan. If the İmralı doors are opened and the dialogue process begins, this war will end. It cannot get anywhere with arrests and pressures. Öcalan has always favored peace and wanted equality. We also want this, and the isolation imposed in İmralı should be lifted as soon as possible."