Justice Minister Tunç: No request for a second meeting with İmralı has been received.

The DEM Party delegation met with the terrorist leader Öcalan in Imralı on December 28, after a 4.5-year hiatus. After the meeting, the delegation went on a tour of the Parliament, first visiting political parties and then visiting the imprisoned Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ.

"NO REQUEST FOR A SECOND MEETING HAS COME"

Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç made a noteworthy statement regarding the delegation, which has repeatedly stated that they will make a second visit to Imralı. Tunç said, "No request for a second meeting with Imralı has come," and added that they would evaluate it as a ministry if a request were to be made.

HOW DID THE IMRALI PROCESS BEGIN?

The process began with the call made by MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli on October 22. In his statement at the party's group meeting, Bahçeli said, "If the isolation of the terrorist leader is lifted, let him come and speak at the TBMM DEM Party Group Meeting, proclaiming that terrorism has completely ended and the organization has been dissolved. If he shows this determination and resolve, the legal regulation regarding the use of the 'right to hope' should be made, and the way for him to benefit from it should be opened wide." Shortly after this statement, Bahçeli called for permission to be granted to the DEM Party delegation to go to Imralı.

On November 26, the DEM Party applied to the Ministry of Justice to meet with the terrorist organization leader Abdullah Öcalan in Imralı. On December 27, Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç announced that the DEM Party's request for a meeting had been positively responded to. Following the permission, the DEM Party delegation met with the terrorist leader Öcalan in Imralı on December 28, after a 4.5-year hiatus.