Abdullah Öcalan (/ ˈoʊdʒəlɑːn / OH-jə-lahn; [9] Turkish: [œdʒaɫan]; 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). [13][14] Öcalan was based in …

Jan 13, 2025 · Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a militant Kurdish nationalist organization, who became widely known as the strongest advocate for Kurdish sovereignty. He was captured and imprisoned in 1999. Though isolated, he maintained enough authority over the PKK to negotiate on its behalf.

阿卜杜拉·奥贾兰 （土耳其語： Abdullah Öcalan， 土耳其語發音： [ød͡ʒalan]；1948年4月4日 —）， 库尔德斯坦工人党 的主要创始人之一， 民主邦联主义 的创立者。 阿卜杜拉·厄贾兰等人于1978年在 土耳其 创建了库尔德斯坦工人党，致力于库尔德人的民族独立和解放，成为了 库尔德人 心目中的英雄，但由于因政治目的进行恐怖袭击，该组织被土耳其政府、 美国 、 欧盟 、 北约 等国家和组织列为恐怖组织。 [3][4] 阿卜杜拉·奥贾兰生于土耳其东部 尚勒乌尔法省 哈尔费蒂县 …

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...

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 government --...

2 days ago · 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 decades ...

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...

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. He was imprisoned on the İmralı island in the Sea of Marmara.

3 days ago · “Ocalan is preparing to make a historic call in the coming days for a permanent solution to the Kurdish issue,” DEM Party co-chairman Tuncer Bakirhan told his party in parliament.

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 capture and imprisonment in 1999.