Abdullah Öcalan - Wikipedia
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).
Imprisonment of Abdullah Öcalan - Wikipedia
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] . Initially, he was sentenced to death, [1] but the conviction was …
Abdullah Ocalan | Biography & Facts | Britannica
Dec 29, 2024 · 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.
Abdullah Ocalan: Who is jailed militant who shaped PKK …
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...
Trial of Abdullah Öcalan - Wikipedia
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 was captured in February 1999 in Nairobi , Kenya and extradited to Turkey.
Turkey bets on jailed Kurdish militant to revive peace process
Dec 30, 2024 · Abdullah Öcalan, founder of the banned Kurdistan Workers party (PKK), told opposition lawmakers visiting his prison on an island south of Istanbul over the weekend that he was willing to...
Turkey’s outlawed Kurdish rebel leader is back - POLITICO
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.
Turkey's jailed PKK leader is reported to suggest he might be …
Dec 29, 2024 · The jailed leader of Turkey's outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, has been quoted as indicating he may be prepared to call for militants to lay down arms, after a key ally of ...
Turkey's imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader says he is willing to work ...
Dec 29, 2024 · Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of Turkey’s banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, has said that he is willing to contribute to peace between Turks and Kurds, according to the pro-Kurdish DEM party.
Ocalan: PKK chief held in solitary on Turkish prison island
Dec 31, 2024 · Abdullah Ocalan, seen here in 1993, ... more recently, broader autonomy in Turkey's mostly Kurdish southeast. ... Ocalan was born on April 4, 1948, one of six siblings in a mixed Turkish-Kurdish ...
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