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content tagged with Abdullah Öcalan

Abdullah Öcalan's Newroz message
Abdullah Öcalan's Newroz message
Öcalan's message was read out during the mass rally in Diyarbakır on Mar 22.
23 March 2026
PKK leader Öcalan issues new message on anniversary of disarmament call
PKK leader Öcalan issues new message on anniversary of disarmament call
"The language of the era cannot be a dictatorial and authoritarian one. We must fundamentally allow the other party to express themselves correctly, listen to them accurately, and give them the opportunity to express their own truths," said Öcalan.
27 February 2026
Message from Öcalan read at DEM Party conference
Message from Öcalan read at DEM Party conference
"The relationship between democratic socialism and the state is also being reshaped within the context of the peace and resolution process. I define my relationship with the state as a relationship of democratization," said Öcalan.
8 December 2025
Council of Europe urges Turkey to ensure ‘right to hope’ for life-sentenced prisoners
Ayşegül Başar
reports
Council of Europe urges Turkey to ensure ‘right to hope’ for life-sentenced prisoners
Council of Europe urges Turkey to ensure ‘right to hope’ for life-sentenced prisoners
In an interim resolution, the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers called on Turkey to implement the ECtHR's rulings swiftly and effectively.
18 September 2025 Ayşegül Başar
PKK leader defies Turkey’s demand, urges Syrian Arabs to back Kurdish forces
PKK leader defies Turkey’s demand, urges Syrian Arabs to back Kurdish forces
MHP leader Bahçeli had urged Öcalan to call on Syrian Kurds to disarm, as he had done with the PKK. The imprisoned militant leader did the exact opposite.
15 September 2025
The anarchist face of democratic modernity
Ercan Jan Aktaş
writes
The anarchist face of democratic modernity
AN ANARCHIST READING OF ÖCALAN - IV
The anarchist face of democratic modernity
For Öcalan, capitalist modernity is a system that suppresses all possibilities of social liberation, prioritizing economic growth, centralized power, and a homogeneous society. Its political form is the nation-state.
25 August 2025 Ercan Jan Aktaş
The codes of democratic modernity through the critique of capitalist modernity
Ercan Jan Aktaş
writes
The codes of democratic modernity through the critique of capitalist modernity
AN ANARCHIST READING OF ÖCALAN - III
The codes of democratic modernity through the critique of capitalist modernity
Öcalan’s concept of “democratic modernity” is a holistic counter-paradigm to capitalist modernity’s centralized state apparatus, industrialist economy, and nation-state formation.
19 August 2025 Ercan Jan Aktaş
The construction of actually existing socialist practices
Ercan Jan Aktaş
writes
The construction of actually existing socialist practices
AN ANARCHIST READING OF ÖCALAN - II
The construction of actually existing socialist practices
From the late 1990s onward, Öcalan interpreted the collapse of the Soviet Union not merely as a victory of imperialism but also as the structural failure of state-centric socialism.
11 August 2025 Ercan Jan Aktaş
Will the revolution be with or without the state?
Ercan Jan Aktaş
writes
Will the revolution be with or without the state?
AN ANARCHIST READING OF ÖCALAN - I
Will the revolution be with or without the state?
For Öcalan, who declared that “the state is one of the most dangerous inventions in human history; it is the crystallized form of monopoly on power," the idea of a “stateless democracy” occupies a central place in his ideological transformation.
7 August 2025 Ercan Jan Aktaş
Democratic nation: an antidote to the poison of the nation-state
Ercan Jan Aktaş
writes
Democratic nation: an antidote to the poison of the nation-state
Democratic nation: an antidote to the poison of the nation-state
According to Öcalan, the democratic nation first and foremost acknowledges ethnic, religious, cultural, and gender pluralism. He does not equate the nation with the state; instead, he sees the nation as a form of social organization and solidarity.
21 July 2025 Ercan Jan Aktaş
'PKK disarmament is not an end, but the first step toward an honorable peace'
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Interview
'PKK disarmament is not an end, but the first step toward an honorable peace'
Q&A WITH TUNCER BAKIRHAN
'PKK disarmament is not an end, but the first step toward an honorable peace'
We spoke with DEM Party Co-Chair Bakırhan about the debates on resolving the Kurdish question, the operations targeting the CHP, and the role of socialists and other segments of society in the process.
9 July 2025 Tuğçe Yılmaz
PKK leader Öcalan releases first video message in 26 years ahead of disarmament ceremony
PKK leader Öcalan releases first video message in 26 years ahead of disarmament ceremony
"Politics know no vacuum; therefore, the vacuum should be filled with the program of 'Democratic Society'," said Öcalan.
9 July 2025
What does Öcalan's perspective mean to whom?
Ercan Jan Aktaş
Interview
What does Öcalan's perspective mean to whom?
Q&A WITH SAYİD DARATİ
What does Öcalan's perspective mean to whom?
Dr. Darati compares Turkey in 2025 to the Ottoman Empire in 1918: "The Middle East is burning, Anatolia is fragmented; the state has no chance of survival except by reaching an agreement with the Kurds."
25 June 2025 Ercan Jan Aktaş
PKK leader Öcalan greets group’s decision to disband
PKK leader Öcalan greets group’s decision to disband
The imprisoned PKK leader had called on the group to disband in late February.
13 May 2025
PKK expected to announce dissolution ‘at any moment'
PKK expected to announce dissolution ‘at any moment'
The PKK has announced that it held a congress but has yet to disclose its outcome. The group’s leader Abdullah Öcalan in late February called on the PKK to lay down arms to end 40 years of armed insurgency.
9 May 2025
PKK leader Öcalan meets family members on Eid
PKK leader Öcalan meets family members on Eid
Öcalan and other inmates in the island prison have been granted a family meeting amid easing of the isolation.
31 March 2025
Despite health issues, Bahçeli seems at steering wheel of Turkey’s new Kurdish initiative
Volga Kuşçuoğlu
writes
Despite health issues, Bahçeli seems at steering wheel of Turkey’s new Kurdish initiative
Despite health issues, Bahçeli seems at steering wheel of Turkey’s new Kurdish initiative
Recovering from major surgery, Bahçeli remains actively engaged in the ongoing initiative.
6 March 2025 Volga Kuşçuoğlu
KONGRA-GEL leader backs Öcalan's statement
Ruken Tuncel
reports
KONGRA-GEL leader backs Öcalan's statement
KONGRA-GEL leader backs Öcalan's statement
The PKK "has fulfilled its mission," says Remzi Kartal, co-chair of the Kurdistan People's Congress (KONGRA-GEL)
28 February 2025 Ruken Tuncel
How Öcalan's call for PKK's disbandment echoed in Diyarbakır
Evrim Deniz
reports
How Öcalan's call for PKK's disbandment echoed in Diyarbakır
How Öcalan's call for PKK's disbandment echoed in Diyarbakır
After Öcalan’s long-awaited call, the people of Diyarbakır left the square with mixed emotions. The early Newroz excitement had given way to a sense of *bittersweet joy* and *uncertainty.*
28 February 2025 Evrim Deniz
Öcalan's message sparks both hope and skepticism
Tuğçe Yılmaz
writes
Öcalan's message sparks both hope and skepticism
Öcalan's message sparks both hope and skepticism
Many interpreted Öcalan's additional message, which was not included in his letter, as an indication that the legal and political dimensions of the process remained unclear.
28 February 2025 Tuğçe Yılmaz
Öcalan preparing 'historic statement' on Kurdish peace process, says DEM leader
Öcalan preparing 'historic statement' on Kurdish peace process, says DEM leader
"The ball is now in Erdoğan's field," says Bakırhan.
4 February 2025
DEM Party delegation makes second visit to meet PKK leader in prison
DEM Party delegation makes second visit to meet PKK leader in prison
The meetings come in the wake of nationalist leader Devlet Bahçeli’s initiatives.
22 January 2025
İmralı Delegation applies to Ministry for second Öcalan meeting
İmralı Delegation applies to Ministry for second Öcalan meeting
The Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) İmralı Delegation have made a written application to the Ministry of Justice for a second meeting with PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan.
20 January 2025
Önder responds to Minister’s statement on İmralı Prison visit
Önder responds to Minister’s statement on İmralı Prison visit
İmralı delegation member DEM MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder: “We will apply for a second İmralı Prison meeting next week”
15 January 2025
Meeting of İmralı Delegation and CHP Leader Özgür Özel begins
Meeting of İmralı Delegation and CHP Leader Özgür Özel begins
Following the Republican People’s Party (CHP), the delegation will meet with representatives of the Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) and the New Welfare Party (Yeniden Refah Partisi).
7 January 2025
Buldan and Önder: We are much more hopeful compared to previous processes
Buldan and Önder: We are much more hopeful compared to previous processes
Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) members of parliament Pervin Buldan and Sırrı Süreyya Önder stated that they would not be providing further information to the press regarding their meeting with PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan due to the “sensitivity of the process”.
30 December 2024
Öcalan: This is an era of peace, democracy and fraternity for Turkey and the region
Öcalan: This is an era of peace, democracy and fraternity for Turkey and the region
DEM Party announces that PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan proposes “constructive solutions to counter the imposed scenarios of a bleak future”.
29 December 2024
Ministry of Justice permits İmralı meeting
Ministry of Justice permits İmralı meeting
The Ministry of Justice has positively responded to the application the People’s Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) made to meet with the PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan. The meeting could take place tomorrow if weather permits.
27 December 2024
Puzzling comment from Erdoğan on potential Öcalan-DEM dialogue
Puzzling comment from Erdoğan on potential Öcalan-DEM dialogue
When asked whether there will be a meeting between Öcalan and DEM, the president said, “They’re meeting.”
27 November 2024
Bahçeli calls for direct talks between PKK leader Öcalan and pro-Kurdish DEM Party
Bahçeli calls for direct talks between PKK leader Öcalan and pro-Kurdish DEM Party
The DEM Party has filed an application with the Justice Ministry to visit Öcalan at the İmralı island prison.
26 November 2024
New six-month lawyer visit ban on PKK leader Öcalan
New six-month lawyer visit ban on PKK leader Öcalan
Öcalan’s lawyers plan to appeal the decision to Turkey’s Constitutional Court.
21 November 2024
MHP's Bahçeli reiterates call for Öcalan to declare dissolution of PKK in parliament
MHP's Bahçeli reiterates call for Öcalan to declare dissolution of PKK in parliament
Despite the recent takeover of pro-Kurdish municipalities, the nationalist leader insists on his offer.
5 November 2024
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