In December 2023, upon hearing the devastating news of the loss of two of our fellow Kurdish fighters during the airstrikes carried out by the fascist and murderous Turkish government, our hearts wept. The fascist Erdoğan regime continues to perpetrate heinous crimes through airstrikes and numerous other atrocities in Kurdish regions, yet regrettably, the Western […]
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La conspiración internacional que comenzó con la toma como rehén de Rêber APO (Abdullah Ocalan) el 15 de febrero de 1999 por parte de Turquía está profundamente entrelazada con la historia del imperialismo y el colonialismo en el Medio Oriente. El papel de Turquía en ello no es más que el de un guardián que
La conspiració internacional que va començar amb la presa de Rêber Apo (Abdullah Öcalan) com a ostatge el 15 de febrer de 1999 per part de Turquia està profundament lligada a la història de l’Imperialisme i el Colonialisme a l’Orient Mitjà. El paper que hi té Turquia no és altre que el d’un guardià que
La cospirazione internazionale iniziata con la presa in ostaggio di Rêber APO (Abdullah Ocalan) da parte della Turchia il 15 febbraio 1999 è profondamente intrecciata con la storia dell’imperialismo e del colonialismo in Medio Oriente.Il ruolo della Turchia in tutto questo non è altro che quello di un guardiano che esegue la volontà degli Stati
Chronology of the PKK with particular focus on events mentioned in this book Late 1973—Abdullah Öcalan decides to found his own political group. May 18, 1977—Murder of Haki Karer in Antep. November 27, 1978—Foundation of the PKK in the village of Fis near Diyarbakır. Mid-1979—Öcalan leaves Turkey and begins to establish contact with Palestinian groups
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1639—Partition of Kurdistan by the demarcation of the border between the Ottoman and Iranian Empires in the Treaty of Kasr-I Shirin. 1806—Baban uprising. 1846–1947—Bedirhan uprising. 1879—Nehri uprising in Şemzînan under the leadership of Sheikh Ubeydullah. 1915—Genocide of Armenians and Assyrians begins. August 10, 1920—Treaty of Sèvres, which envisages independence for both Kurdistan and Armenia. It
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1914—World War I begins. The Ottoman Empire allies with Germany. 1919—World War I ends, the Ottoman Empire is defeated. 1923—Foundation of the Republic of Turkey. 1923–1950—The CHP holds power. 1950–1960—The DP holds power. May 27, 1960—Military coup. 1961—Execution of deposed prime minister Adnan Menderes at the prison on İmralı Island. 1965–1971, 1975–1977, 1979–1980—The AP holds
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1 It seems my incarceration on İmralı has caused many of the friends in key roles to begin to ponder what should happen in the time “after me.” Normally, one would have to regard this as a responsible way to proceed, but, unfortunately, these calculations stand on the wrong foundation. These friends, to all intents
My personal and political life can be divided into three phases. The first phase began with the conflict with my mother on the basis of my claim that I should be able to establish my own sociality and continued with my first adverse reactions against my family and my village, followed by my enrollment in
It would be an important shortcoming if I were not to redefine my own identity in this defense. Instead of repeating the self-definition I have provided elsewhere, I will add a few things that supplement and complement what I have already said. While working on this part of the book, I thought a lot about
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