Thousands of Kurds in Turkiye gathered to demand the release of Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the PKK, along with other prisoners. Öcalan has been incarcerated since 1999 for leading an armed insurgency against the Turkish state, though both he and the PKK renounced armed struggle last year. The rally underscores ongoing tensions surrounding Kurdish rights and political representation in Turkiye.
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