AKP's new housing statement for Öcalan: 'He needed a place where he could meet more comfortably'

AKP staff evaluated the transfer of Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the terrorist organization PKK, to the new area prepared for him in İmralı Prison, where he is detained.

Speaking to BBC Turkish, AKP representatives stated that they did not find the DEM Party's assessments of "congestion" and "slowdown" in the process accurate.

According to the news, government sources claimed that the disarmament and dismantling of the organization with all its components could not be carried out in public due to "security" reasons.

An AKP executive stated that the process is continuing and said, "We are talking about a terrorist organization laying down its weapons and dismantling a structure with all its components. This is not a job that will happen in front of everyone's eyes."

Responding to criticism that the implementation was delayed, AKP sources reminded that it has only been 2.5 months since the law came into force and said, "It has only been 2.5 months since the law came into force, why should it be delayed?" he replied.

NEW SPACE FOR ÖCALAN: HE WILL HOLD MEETINGS IN THE COMING DAYS

While AKP sources confirm that Öcalan has moved to a new area within İmralı Prison, they object to defining this place as a villa or private residence. Representatives of the government emphasize that the area in question is a part of the prison.

According to AKP staff, the new regulation aims to create suitable conditions for Öcalan to hold meetings with different segments within the scope of the "process".

AKP sources stated that meetings may be held with academics, journalists and representatives of non-governmental organizations that can contribute to the process in the coming days.

He explained the reason for establishing an AKP and holding the talks in the new area with the words: "He is not going to hold these talks in the execution room. There had to be a place where he could meet more comfortably."

There is no final timetable yet for when the planned talks will begin.