In a surprise move, Devlet Bahceli calls on Ocalan to disband group in exchange for the possibility of being released

Turkiye's far-right leader suggests parole for Kurdish militant leader in exchange for renouncing violence and disbanding organization.

Pro-Kurd protesters hold flags with portraits of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan as they take part in a demonstration in support to him in Strasbourg, France, February 16,

A key ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for the imprisoned leader of the militant Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, to be freed if he announces the dissolution of the group.

Turkish nationalist leader Devlet Bahceli, head of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), suggested on Tuesday that Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdish group PKK, could be allowed to speak in Turkey’s parliament if he announces an end to the group’s insurgency.