The Ministry of Justice denied the claim that a request to meet with Öcalan was approved.

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It was claimed that permission was granted for the co-chairs of the DEM Party to meet with the terrorist leader Abdullah Öcalan.

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE DENIED

The Ministry of Justice announced that the claim in question is not true. In a written statement from the ministry, it was stated, "Some comments are being made that permission was granted for the co-chairs of DEM to meet with Abdullah Öcalan. These comments and news are not true."

WHAT HAPPENED?

After MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli's words, "The meeting between Imralı and the DEM group should not be delayed," the DEM Party officially applied to the Ministry of Justice to meet with Öcalan.