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Turkiye moves Kurdish militant leader Ocalan to a new part of an island prison under peace push

First reported 2026-11-01 08:47 UTC · Updated 2026-11-01 12:36 UTC · 4 independent sources

Authorities have moved jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan to a newly built part of an island prison where he has been incarcerated since 1999, a senior Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) official said on Oct. 31.

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  1. 2026-11-01 08:47 UTCArab News · arabnews.com ↗
  2. 2026-11-01 09:04 UTCCNA · channelnewsasia.com ↗
  3. 2026-11-01 09:45 UTCSCMP via AP · scmp.com ↗
  4. 2026-11-01 12:36 UTCHürriyet Daily News · hurriyetdailynews.com ↗

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