Abdullah Öcalan
Kurdish politician, ideologist, writer and founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
18 stories
4 quotes
The Kurdish-Turkish alliance is the cornerstone of Anatolia's shared future,
- Ocalan stressed in the statementDeutsche Welledw.com/en/turkey…
At the end of this process, violence will end not only physically but also mentally,
The transition to democratic integration necessitates laws of peace,
- read Ocalan's messageThe Independentindependent.co.uk/news/pkk…
As in the case with any modern community and party whose existence has not been abolished by force, would voluntarily do, convene your congress and make a decision; all groups must lay down their arms and PKK must dissolve itself,
- Öcalan had saidHürriyet Daily Newshurriyetdailynews.com/ocalan/t…
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