Abdullah Öcalan (/ ˈoʊdʒəlɑːn / OH-jə-lahn; [9] Turkish: [œdʒaɫan]; born 4 April 1949), also known as Apo[9][10] (short for Abdullah in Turkish; Kurdish for "uncle"), [11][12] is a founding member …

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 …

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 …

5 days ago · Turkey's pro-Kurdish political party said on Tuesday that Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the PKK militant group, will make a "historic call" soon, amid a political effort to end its...

Dec 31, 2024 · In a message sent back with his visitors, two lawmakers from the pro-Kurd opposition DEM party, Ocalan -- the man who embodies the decades-long Kurdish rebellion …

Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned on İmralı Island in the Sea of Marmara since February 1999. He is serving a life sentence for violating Article 125 of the Turkish Penal Code. [1] . …

The trial of Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), began on 31 May 1999 and concluded on 29 June with a death sentence for treason and separatism. Öcalan …

Oct 10, 2024 · On February 15, 1999, Turkish forces captured Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), in Kenya. Afterward, the Turkish government placed him in …

Öcalan wrote extensively on history, philosophy, social sciences and politics revolutionizing Kurdish politics. He has contributed to the discussions on the quest for freedom and has …

Dec 29, 2024 · The imprisoned leader of Turkiye's banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, has reportedly signaled a willingness to call on militants to disarm, following …