Tributes after her death revealed that she was well known in political circles, as well as being close to Abdullah Öcalan, one of the founders of the PKK. The President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, made a point of receiving her family to pay his condolences in person. The rapporteur for Turkey of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly, Josette Durrieu, also paid tribute in glowing terms.[7][8]