Government : There are at least 682 hunger strikers in at least 67 prisons across Turkey . Opposition says some prisoners are in critical condition , but government disputes that . Comment: Ocalan is the jailed founder of the Kurdistan Workers ' Party , or PKK . Turkey 's prime minister has shown little sympathy for the hunger strikers .
Government : There are at least 682 hunger strikers in at least 67 prisons across Turkey . Opposition says some prisoners are in critical condition , but government disputes that . Comment: Turkey 's prime minister has shown little sympathy for the hunger strikers .