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 27, 2025 · The jailed leader of Turkiye’s outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan has made a historic call for the party to lay down its arms, dissolve itself and end its …

Feb 28, 2025 · For decades, Abdullah Ocalan has been at the heart of the Kurdish question in Turkey and the wider Middle East. The founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party (Partiya …

Mar 2, 2025 · Syrian Kurds gathered this week to listen to a message from jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK has declared a ceasefire with Turkey ...

Feb 27, 2025 · ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The 75-year-old militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has spent a quarter of a century in jail after leading his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to take up arms …

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.

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.

3 days ago · On February 27, 2025, Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), made a historic call, through a letter, for the organization he founded to …

Feb 27, 2025 · ISTANBUL - Turkey's jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down arms on Thursday, a move that could end its 40-year conflict …

Mar 7, 2025 · Demonstration in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, in support of imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan. (Credit: Yasin Akgul/AFP) For some, he is the most recognizable face …