Turkey's PKK Peace Plan Unravels? Key Leader Denies Talks, Says Notes Fake

A senior Kurdish politician has flatly denied reports that jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan met with commanders from the group’s mountain bases, calling the circulating notes “not real.” Mithat Sancar, a member of the DEM Party’s delegation to İmralı Island, where Öcalan is held, said on [date] that no such meeting took place. He also confirmed that Öcalan’s location has not changed and that no decision has been made on a new call to lay down arms. “The claim that Öcalan met with Kandil leaders is false,” Sancar stated. “The notes spreading online are not genuine.” Separately, another delegation member, Gültan Kışanak, offered a cautious note of progress. She said a proposed “framework law” could become operational within two months, suggesting a possible legal path forward despite the denial of direct talks. The statements come amid intense speculation about the future of the peace process between Ankara and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which is designated a terrorist group by Turkey and its Western allies.