With the information that has come to light after the coup attempt and the declared state of emergency, the concerns over the wellbeing and safety of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan are rising. Following the coup attempt, the appeals of his family to visit Öcalan were first refused along with the answer that they “will be informed when the right conditions are met”. Now after the state of emergency has been declared, all appeals have been refused on the grounds that the Bursa 1st Judge of Execution’s decree to ban all visitation and communication rights.

It has also come to light that the newspapers sent to İmralı weren’t accepted by the prison administration and were sent back. According to information from Asrın Law Office, the Özgür Gündem newspapers sent to the island after the coup attempt weren’t delivered to Öcalan and were sent back along with the note “Not accepted by the institution”.

Meanwhile, the families and lawyers have appealed to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office once more to meet with Öcalan and three other convicts held in İmralı prison.