بعد أكثر من 30 عاما، أفرجت السلطات التركية عن ويسي أكتاش رفيق زعيم حزب العمال الكردستاني عبدالله أوجلان، وذلك بالتزامن مع زيارة وفد حزب «المساواة وديمقراطية الشعوب» المؤيد للأكراد إلى أوجلان في سجنه، أمس (الجمعة)، للمضي في عملية السلام التي بدأت أواخر عام 2024.
وقضى أكتاش في السجن أكثر من 30 عاماً، كان آخر 10 سنوات منها مع أوجلان في سجن إيمرالي، الذي تمّ نقل الأخير إليه خلال عملية السلام السابقة بين عامي 2013 و2015، والتي لم تتكلل بالنجاح بين الجانبين.
وحسب وسائل إعلامٍ تركية وكردية، فإن أنقرة أطلقت سراح رفيق أوجلان للمضي قدماً في عملية السلام مع العمال الكردستاني.
وسبق أن رفضت السلطات التركية إطلاق سراح رفيق أوجلان رغم أنه قضى كامل فترة العقوبة التي كان يواجهها والتي تجاوزت 30 عاماً. وقضى أكتاش 10 سنوات في سجن إيمرالي شديد الحراسة، وفق ما أوردت وكالة أنباء «فرات» المقرّبة من «العمال الكردستاني».
ورجحت وسائل إعلام تركية أن يتزامن إطلاق سراح رفيق أوجلان مع تحسين ظروف احتجاز مؤسس حزب العمال الكردستاني الذي استجاب قادته في جبل قنديل، معقل الحزب لنداء المطالبة بحلّ الحزب وإلقاء السلاح، وهو ما تمّ في 12 مايو الماضي عندما أعلن الحزب حلّ نفسه، وحرق أسلحته في مراسم رمزية هذا الشهر في مدينة السليمانية، ثاني أكبر مدن إقليم كردستان العراق.
يذكر أن حزب «المساواة وديمقراطية الشعوب» وهو ثالث أكبر حزبٍ في تركيا، يلعب دور الوسيط بين أنقرة وأوجلان، بعد أن دخلت أنقرة في التفاوض معه بشأن إيجاد حلّ للمسألة الكردية أواخر عام 2024 الماضي.
وسمحت السلطات التركية عدّة مرات لوفدٍ ينتمي إلى حزب «المساواة وديمقراطية الشعوب» بلقاء أوجلان في سجنه، لبحث كيفية تشكيل لجنة برلمانية لحل المسألة الكردية في تركيا. وسمحت أنقرة لعائلة أوجلان في شهر يونيو الماضي، بمقابلته بعد منعٍ دام سنوات.
بعد سجنه أكثر من 30 عاماً.. تركيا تفرج عن «أكتاش» رفيق أوجلان
26 يوليو 2025 - 15:07
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After more than 30 years, Turkish authorities have released Veysi Aktaş, a companion of the leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, Abdullah Öcalan, coinciding with a visit by a delegation from the "Equality and Democracy of Peoples" party, which supports the Kurds, to Öcalan in his prison yesterday (Friday), to advance the peace process that began in late 2024.
Aktaş spent more than 30 years in prison, the last 10 of which were with Öcalan in Imralı prison, where the latter was transferred during the previous peace process between 2013 and 2015, which was not successful for both sides.
According to Turkish and Kurdish media, Ankara released Öcalan's companion to move forward with the peace process with the Kurdistan Workers' Party.
Previously, Turkish authorities had refused to release Öcalan's companion despite him having served his entire sentence, which exceeded 30 years. Aktaş spent 10 years in the highly secure Imralı prison, according to the Fırat News Agency, which is close to the Kurdistan Workers' Party.
Turkish media speculated that the release of Öcalan's companion coincides with improving the detention conditions of the founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, whose leaders in the Qandil Mountains, the party's stronghold, responded to calls for the dissolution of the party and laying down arms, which occurred on May 12 of last year when the party announced its self-dissolution and burned its weapons in a symbolic ceremony this month in the city of Sulaymaniyah, the second largest city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
It is worth noting that the "Equality and Democracy of Peoples" party, which is the third largest party in Turkey, plays a mediating role between Ankara and Öcalan, after Ankara entered negotiations with him regarding finding a solution to the Kurdish issue in late 2024.
Turkish authorities have allowed a delegation from the "Equality and Democracy of Peoples" party several times to meet Öcalan in his prison to discuss how to form a parliamentary committee to resolve the Kurdish issue in Turkey. Ankara allowed Öcalan's family to meet him last June after years of prohibition.
Aktaş spent more than 30 years in prison, the last 10 of which were with Öcalan in Imralı prison, where the latter was transferred during the previous peace process between 2013 and 2015, which was not successful for both sides.
According to Turkish and Kurdish media, Ankara released Öcalan's companion to move forward with the peace process with the Kurdistan Workers' Party.
Previously, Turkish authorities had refused to release Öcalan's companion despite him having served his entire sentence, which exceeded 30 years. Aktaş spent 10 years in the highly secure Imralı prison, according to the Fırat News Agency, which is close to the Kurdistan Workers' Party.
Turkish media speculated that the release of Öcalan's companion coincides with improving the detention conditions of the founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, whose leaders in the Qandil Mountains, the party's stronghold, responded to calls for the dissolution of the party and laying down arms, which occurred on May 12 of last year when the party announced its self-dissolution and burned its weapons in a symbolic ceremony this month in the city of Sulaymaniyah, the second largest city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
It is worth noting that the "Equality and Democracy of Peoples" party, which is the third largest party in Turkey, plays a mediating role between Ankara and Öcalan, after Ankara entered negotiations with him regarding finding a solution to the Kurdish issue in late 2024.
Turkish authorities have allowed a delegation from the "Equality and Democracy of Peoples" party several times to meet Öcalan in his prison to discuss how to form a parliamentary committee to resolve the Kurdish issue in Turkey. Ankara allowed Öcalan's family to meet him last June after years of prohibition.
