Abdullah Öcalan (/ ˈoʊdʒəlɑːn / OH-jə-lahn; [10] Turkish: [œdʒaɫan]; born 4 April 1948 or 1949), also known as Apo[10][11] (short for Abdullah in Turkish; Kurdish for "uncle"), [12][13] is a founding member of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). [14][15] Öcalan was based in Syria from 1979 to 1998. [16] .

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...

Jan 13, 2025 · The PKK is considered to be a terror group by Turkey, the United States and the European Union. Who is Ocalan? Abdullah Ocalan, who as a student of political science in Ankara became deeply involved in leftist movements, formed the PKK in …

Feb 4, 2025 · 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...

Abdullah Öcalan is a founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a militant group that initially aimed for an independent Kurdistan but later adapted its demands to focus on cultural and political rights for the Kurds. [3] He led the PKK and its struggle from bases in Lebanon and Syria until he was expelled from Syria in October 1998 ...

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 against the Turkish...

A founding member of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan was born in a Kurdish Turkish village in 1948. Öcalan is often referred to as Apo (Kurdish for Uncle) in popular Kurdish culture.

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 Imrali Island Prison with a life sentence.

Oct 22, 2024 · Turkish nationalist leader Devlet Bahceli on Tuesday invited Abdullah Ocalan, the longtime imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), to make an appearance in parliament and...