a hunger strike to protest the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan, who was imprisoned on the island İmralı, who was a central figure in the Kurdish-Turkish peace process, About 250 political prisoners joined Güven with an indefinite hunger strike. During her hunger strike she only consumed Vitamin B and salty and sugary liquids. On 25 January 2019, after 79 days, Güven was released pending trial. After her release she declared she would continue her hunger strike as her aim was not her own release but that of Öcalan. On 4 February 2019 she was awarded an Honorary Citizenship of Paris. On 26 May 2019 she declared she would end her hunger strike due to the end of the isolation of Öcalan. On 10 July she took the oath necessary to take her seat in parliament. References 1964 births People from Cihanbeyli Kurdish people of Central Anatolia Turkish Kurdish politicians Congress of the Council of Europe Living people Turkish human rights activists Turkish Kurdish women Women mayors of places in Turkey Mayors of places in Turkey Democratic Society Party politicians Social Democratic People's Party (Turkey) politicians Turkish prisoners and detainees Members of the 25th Parliament of Turkey 21st-century Turkish women politicians 21st-century Turkish politicians Politicians arrested in Turkey Hunger strikers 21st-century Kurdish women politicians Kurdish activists Kurdish women activists