Last fall , the Turkish government initiated a new attempt at dialogue with Abdullah Ocalan , the PKK leader serving a life sentence in a prison on the Turkish island of Imrali . The Kurdish political activists were killed execution - style in Turkey , they say . The bodies of the women were repatriated to Turkey for burial . Among the dead was Sakine Mustafa , a co - founder of Kurdish militant group PKK .
The Kurdish political activists were killed execution - style in Turkey , they say . The bodies of the women were repatriated to Turkey for burial . Among the dead was Sakine Mustafa , a co - founder of Kurdish militant group PKK .