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 …

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 · Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, who has been kept in İmralı Island, was allowed to meet with his family after 43 months. “If the conditions are met, I have the power to …

Dec 29, 2024 · A Kurdish separatist leader who has spent decades in prison appears to be keen to take up a surprise offer from his archrival. Devlet Bahçeli — a political veteran and close ally …

Oct 24, 2024 · Öcalan’s nephew Ömer Öcalan, an MP for the pro-Kurdish DEM Party, visited the imprisoned figurehead on Wednesday and shared a message on his X account. “The isolation …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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) …

Öcalan, Abdullah(1948–)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 …