"Politics know no vacuum; therefore, the vacuum should be filled with the program of 'Democratic Society'," said Öcalan.

Istanbul (dpa) — Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed founder of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Turkey, has called on his followers to abandon their armed struggle against the Turkish ...

On October 23, Ömer Öcalan, Abdullah Öcalan’s nephew (who is also a member of parliament for the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party, DEM), was able to see him on the Turkish prison ...

The 75-year-old Öcalan has been imprisoned on an island off Istanbul since 1999. The PKK is designated a terrorist organization by Turkey, the EU and the United States. More in World ...

Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan has asked the members of the banned Kurdish group to lay down arms and dissolve the organisation for good. In a long-awaited statement read ...

Voices I am starving myself until Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan is taken out of solitary confinement. Since late spring 2015, he has been held by Turkey under total isolation from the outside world.

The DEM Party delegation meeting with PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan makes a statement. February 27, 2025 [Photo: DEMGenelMerkezi/X]. The PKK leadership, based in the Qandil Mountains in northern ...

Sarah Glynn looks at the brutal crackdown on Kurds and other minorities and activists since the Israeli-United States bombings of Iran. Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan’s freedom is an ...

The HIndu profiles on Abdullah Öcalan, former PKK leader, calls for peace and dissolution of the group after decades of conflict in Turkiye.

Attacks in Turkey and clashes with Kurdish groups significantly increased in 2016. Keep track of the latest developments on the Center for Preventive Action’s Global Conflict Tracker.

Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan’s freedom is an absolute necessity and would be a historic step, writes Devriş Çimen. Ömer Öcalan reveals details of his October meeting with Kurdish leader ...

Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan has asked the members of the banned Kurdish group to lay down arms and dissolve the organisation for good.