# Bahçeli suggests Öcalan could address parliament

Date: 2024

On 22 October 2024 nationalist MHP leader [Devlet Bahçeli](/people/devlet-bahceli) suggested that jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan could address the Turkish parliament if he declared the end of the PKK's armed struggle and the group's dissolution. He linked this to Turkey's 'right to hope' legal provision, which could open a path to parole, starting a new peace process.

## People

- Devlet Bahçeli: https://factrail.ai/people/devlet-bahceli

## Sources

- https://en.12punto.com.tr/current-affairs/he-did-not-stop-at-let-him-speak-in-parliament-here-is-the-right-to-hope-bahceli-mentioned-for-terrorist-leader-abdullah-ocalan-56599
- https://www.euronews.com/2024/10/22/hardline-turkish-politician-offers-ocalan-parole-if-pkk-is-disbanded
- https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/iyi-party-leader-slams-bahceli-over-ocalan-remarks-201855

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/bahceli-invites-ocalan-parliament-2024-10-22