Tag: PKK
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Abdullah Ocalan: His Life and Legacy (Part 2)
DISCLAIMER: This is part 2 of a series of articles about Abdullah Ocalan. To read part 1, please read here! Into the Trenches In the early 1970s, Ocalan and other Kurdish revolutionaries took the first steps toward building the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Forming from the mixture of Kurdish nationalism and leftist politics at the…
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Abdullah Ocalan: His Life and Legacy
Part 1: Birth of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) On February 15, 1999, Turkish forces captured Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), in Kenya. Afterward, the Turkish government placed him in Imrali Island Prison with a life sentence. Initially planning to issue the death penalty, Turkey changed the sentence to life in…
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Seyda Perinçek Concert: Kurdish Music in Music City
Many are familiar with Nashville’s title of Music City. Many of the city’s residents and tourists flock to places like the Grand Ole Opry and other music venues for entertainment, the places that make Nashville a hub for country music in the United States. Even the Opry Mills Mall has country music on its speakers…
Dengê Çiyayên: Voice of the Mountains 