Story highlights Brother will visit imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan during Muslim holidayOcalan has been held since 1999; PKK has waged insurgency in Turkey for 30-plus years(CNN) The jailed leader of a Kurdish militant group will be allowed a visit from a family member during a Muslim holiday next week, the state-run Anadolu Agency said Saturday, quoting a security official. The holiday, which begins Monday, is known in Turkey as Kurban BayramiThe time and date of the visit were not disclosed, Anadolu said. Ocalan is founder of the PKK , a separatist group that Turkey, the United States and European Union regard as a terrorist organization. Tens of thousands have died in a bloody insurgency the PKK has waged in Turkey since 1984. The group's initial goal was to establish an independent Kurdish state, but it later demanded autonomy within Turkey.

Source: CNN September 10, 2016 15:11 UTC