Abdullah Öcalan’s brother Mehmet Öcalan and his guardian Mazlum Dinç applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Imralı Prison Directorate with a request for a meeting with the Kurdish leader.
Emine Konar, the sister of Ömer Hayri Konar, Polat Yıldırım, the brother of Hamili Yıldırım, and Melihe Çetin, the sister of Veysi Aktaş, have also submitted a request for a meeting to the prosecutor's office and the prison administration.
Family members of Ergin Atabey, Zeki Bayhan and Mahmut Yamalak, who were recently transferred to Imralı, also submitted an application for a visit.
Last meeting on Eid al-Adha
Abdullah Öcalan and fellow prisoners, Ömer Hayri Konar, Hamili Yıldırım, Veysi Aktaş, Zeki Bayhan, Mahmut Yamalak and Engin Atabey, were visited by their families at İmralı F-Type High Security Prison on the occasion of Eid al-Adha.
Öcalan met with his nephews, People's Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) MP Ömer Öcalan and Ali Öcalan, on June 7. During the meeting, the Kurdish leader was also able to see his two young nephews for the first time in 26 years.
On the same day, Hamili Yıldırım was visited by his brother and cousin, and Ömer Hayri Konar by his brother.
Veysi Aktaş received a visit from his siblings on June 8.
On the same day, Ergin Atabey, Mahmut Yamalak, and Zeki Bayhan, who were recently transferred to İmralı, also met with their siblings.