The Green Left Party has confirmed that it will hold its 4th Ordinary Grand Congress in Ankara on 15 October.

The congress will be held at Ankara Atatürk Sports Hall.

The decision was taken after the two-day conference held in Ankara last Sunday and Monday. The Green Left Party initiated a restructuring process immediately after the elections and organized popular assemblies, workshops and working meetings to receive criticism and suggestions. After the women’s conference on 8 and 9 September, these criticisms were brought together at the general conference last weekend where several resolutions were approved.

The total isolation imposed on Abdullah Öcalan was a central theme of the debate, together with issues such as the Kurdish question, the war, the trustee administration in the cities, the politics of the third way and the possibilities of democratic politics.

The conference underlined that one of the biggest obstacles to democratization in Turkey is the absolute isolation in Imralı that has lasted for 24 years. In this sense, it was repeatedly emphasized how important it was to permanently fight for an end to Öcalan’s isolation and his physical freedom.