As the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish freedom movement, Abdullah Öcalan is a powerful symbol of the Kurdish people’s desire for peace. Öcalan was kidnapped and handed over to …

Sep 2, 2024 · Scottish parliamentarians say the start of a new process of dialogue and negotiation with leader Abdullah Ocalan will pave the way for peace. "We follow and support the historic …

Jun 22, 2015 · Leading Scottish writer James Kelman was among the speakers at a ceremony to honour imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan held at the University of Strathclyde …

Abdullah Öcalan (/ ˈ oʊ dʒ əl ɑː n / OH-jə-lahn; [10] Turkish:; born 4 April 1948 or 1949), also known as Apo [10] [11] (short for Abdullah in Turkish; Kurdish for "uncle"), [12] [13] is a …

Feb 28, 2025 · Mr. Ocalan is the founder and leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., which has been battling the Turkish state. He has been in a Turkish prison for a quarter century.

Feb 27, 2025 · Ocalan's letter was read out on big screens in Diyarbakir and other mainly Kurdish cities Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdish group PKK, has called on his …

Imprisoned since 1999, Abdullah Öcalan’s ideas and vision have served as an inspiration and guiding model for Kurds in Turkey and Syria. From his prison cell, Öcalan has led a campaign …

Sep 1, 2024 · Scottish National Party (SNP) MPs, youth organisation and members stated that dialogue and negotiation with Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan will lead to peace.

Feb 27, 2025 · After decades of fighting an insurgency, the Kurdish group declared a cease-fire. Two days earlier, the P.K.K.’s imprisoned leader called on his fighters to lay down their arms.

Aug 18, 2024 · The Scottish writer, Sean Michael Wilson, who lives in Japan, prepared the first illustrated book about the life of leader Abdullah Ocalan, who has been imprisoned under strict …