Abdullah Öcalan (/ ˈ oʊ dʒ əl ɑː n / OH-jə-lahn; [9] Turkish:; born 4 April 1949), also known as Apo [9] [10] (short for Abdullah in Turkish; Kurdish for "uncle"), [11] [12] is a founding member of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). [13] [14] Öcalan …

Jan 13, 2025 · Abdullah Öcalan (born April 4, 1948, Ömerli, Turkey) is the leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a militant Kurdish nationalist organization, who became widely known as the strongest advocate for Kurdish sovereignty.

Oct 24, 2024 · Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan, jailed 25 years ago, is again a focus of attention in Turkey after President Tayyip Erdogan's nationalist ally raised the possibility of his release in...

Abdullah Öcalan (/ˈoʊdʒəlɑːn/ OH-jə-lahn), also known as Apo ("Uncle" in Kurdish), is a Kurdish political theorist. He is one of the founders and the current leader (even though he is in prison) of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which fights against the Turkish government for independence of Turkish Kurdistan .

Oct 24, 2024 · The imprisoned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan was allowed to meet with his family members face to face after 43 months. Öcalan’s nephew, opposition Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party deputy Ömer Öcalan announced the move, and said he met with the PKK leader on Oct. 23.

From 1999 to 2009, Abdullah Öcalan was the sole inmate on the Imrali Island High Security Closed Prison, guarded by approximately 1000 Turkish soldiers. There are now three other inmates in the island prison.

23 minutes ago · When the state puts forward a serious goodwill, a serious policy, and a solution policy, when it sits down with Rêber Apo [Abdullah Öcalan] and negotiates this issue on the basis of democratic conditions, then, of course, the issue of weapons can and will be discussed. Weapons were taken up because of the existence of this question.

Abdullah Öcalan is a Kurdish militant who, as leader of the Workers' Party of Kurdistan (PKK), led an armed campaign against the Turkish government until his capture and imprisonment in 1999. PERSONAL HISTORY

Oct 24, 2024 · Devlet Bahçeli — a political veteran and close ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan — called Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), to the Turkish legislature in order to publicly announce the group’s dissolution and to lay down arms.

Abdullah Öcalan is the recognised leader of the Kurdish movement in Turkey and beyond. He speaks for the Kurdish people’s aspirations for freedom from political and cultural oppression, for democracy and peace.