A 39-member delegation convened under the leadership of the European Freedom and Peace Platform (EFFP) is coming to Turkey with a request to meet with Abdullah Öcalan.

Composed of academics, journalists, writers, politicians, lawyers, and trade unionists, the delegation will hold various meetings in Istanbul on July 1–2.

EFFP has launched the campaign “I Want to Visit Abdullah Öcalan” to contribute to the democratic resolution of the Kurdish question.

The campaign has been ongoing in many European countries, especially Germany, France, Belgium, and Switzerland.

On July 1, the delegation will first meet with the Asrın Law Office, which represents Abdullah Öcalan.

That same day, the delegation will visit the Istanbul Provincial Organization of the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) and will then meet with DEM Party co-chair Tuncer Bakırhan.

On July 2, the delegation’s activities will continue with a “Round Table Meeting” at a hotel in Taksim.

At the meeting, participants will discuss opportunities for international contributions to resolving the Kurdish question, strengthening channels of democratic politics, and perspectives for a peaceful solution.

At the end of the meeting, a joint declaration is expected to be published on behalf of the delegation.