- Turkish lawmakers overseeing the disarmament of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group will visit its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan in his island prison, state broadcaster TRT Haber said on Friday.
The move, whose timing is not yet known, comes after a surprise call for such a visit from President Tayyip Erdogan’s ultra-nationalist ally Devlet Bahceli. For his part, Erdogan has indicated he may be open to having Ocalan
