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Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben wrote a letter to Öcalan, saying: “Even while you are in prison, you are free; you are freedom itself, which people seem to have forgotten.”
05 July 2026 | ANF
Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben wrote a letter to Abdullah Öcalan titled “You are freedom itself.“
The letter, delivered to the Imralı delegation, reads as follows:
“Dear Abdullah Öcalan,
Years ago, when you were in Italy and the Italian authorities extradited you to Turkey, I wrote that I felt ashamed of my country. Today, before you and the Kurdish people, I once again feel ashamed on behalf of Italy and all of Europe.
Naturally, I join those calling for your release. However, in my eyes, even while you are in prison, you are free; you are freedom itself, which people seem to have forgotten.”