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Abdullah Ocalan

  1. Turkish police detain 200 in crackdown
    MSNBC logo MSNBC 15 hours ago

    Hong Kong Santorum: GOP battle a ‘two-person race’ Drones roam skies of US cities China to ban names that signal 'orphan' status The violence and arrests come just before the 13th anniversary of the capture of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan on...

  2. Turkish police detain 170 in crackdown
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    (AP) — Police on Monday thwarted at least two attacks by suspected Kurdish rebels and detained up to 170 people in a separate nationwide crackdown on alleged rebel supporters, officials and reports said. The arrests came just before the 13th anniversary...

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    Osman Ocalan, Abdullah Ocalan's younger brother, speaks to Reuters during an interview in the small town of Koy Sanjaq in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq January 17, 2012. The failure of Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)...

    Osman Ocalan, Abdullah Ocalan's younger brother, speaks to Reuters during an interview in the small town of Koy Sanjaq in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq January 17, 2012. The failure of Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)... View Photo »

  4. Prosecutor accuses officials of aiding militants
    Independent Online (South Africa) logo Independent Online (South Africa) 18 hours ago

    Security sources said those held on Monday were believed to be involved in bomb attacks and illegal protests and noted their detention came just two days before the February 15 anniversary of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan's capture in 1999. ...

  5. Tukey logical stance towards neighbors?
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    It has been replaced by threats, belligerence and support for an armed group seeking the overthrow of a government with which Turkey had friendly relations until very recently". While Turkey once threatened to go to war unless Syria expelled Abdullah...

  6. Turkey’s Kurds could rise up, shun PKK, says brother of jailed leader
    Lebanon Daily Star logo Lebanon Daily Star 3 weeks ago
    Osman Ocalan says neither the AKP nor the PKK read the people’s message correctly.

    The festering war in Turkey’s southeast has killed about 40,000 people, displaced many more and tarnished the image of Turkey as it seeks to present itself as a champion of democracy and stability in the Middle East, and join the European Union. Since...

  7. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 month ago
    Kurdish demonstrators shout slogans and hold flags with portraits of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a protest against the recent Turkish air strikes at the border area between Turkey and Iraq, in Brussels January 3, 2012...

    Kurdish demonstrators shout slogans and hold flags with portraits of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a protest against the recent Turkish air strikes at the border area between Turkey and Iraq, in Brussels January 3, 2012... View Photo »

  8. Who is Abdullah Öcalan? (pkk)
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  9. Chances for Kurdish resolution slim
    United Press International logo United Press International 1 month ago

    An airstrike, however, killed 35 villagers apparently smuggling goods across the border. Mahmut Sakar, lawyer for jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan , told German news agency Der Spiegel frustration with the Kurdish situation in Turkey is growing. ...

  10. 'Europe's Guantanamo' - Ocalan Lawyer Discusses PKK Leader's Detention
    Free Internet Press logo Free Internet Press 1 month ago

    Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK), is locked up in a remote island prison and denied access to legal representatives. His lawyer Mahmut Sakar, who fled to Germany, discusses Ocalan's isolation, secret talks with the gov

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About Abdullah Ocalan

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Abdullah "Apo" Öcalan ([œdʒalan]; born April 4, 1948), is the founding leader of the Kurdish party Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which was founded in 1978 and has been leading an armed campaign inside Turkey since 1984. Full Article

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Lebanese riot police stand by as people gather outside the Syrian embassy to show their support for President Bashar al-Assad (poster bottom) in Beirut on October 30, 2011, as they wave the Kurdish flag (L) and an image of Abdullah Ocalan (flag center), the jailed leader of the separatist...
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  1. Lebanese riot police stand by as people gather outside the Syrian embassy to show their support for President Bashar al-Assad (poster bottom) in Beirut on October 30, 2011, as they wave the Kurdish flag (L) and an image of Abdullah Ocalan (flag center), the jailed leader of the separatist... Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

    Lebanese riot police stand by as people gather outside the Syrian embassy to show their support for President Bashar al-Assad (poster bottom) in Beirut on October 30, 2011, as they wave the Kurdish flag (L) and an image of Abdullah Ocalan (flag center), the jailed leader of the separatist...

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  2. People gather outside the Syrian embassy to show their support for President Bashar al-Assad (posters) in Beirut on October 30, 2011, as they wave the Kurdish flag (L) and an image of Abdullah Ocalan (flag center), the jailed leader of the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), as... Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

    People gather outside the Syrian embassy to show their support for President Bashar al-Assad (posters) in Beirut on October 30, 2011, as they wave the Kurdish flag (L) and an image of Abdullah Ocalan (flag center), the jailed leader of the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), as...

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  3. Supporters of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party wave a portrait of Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), on September 4, 2011 during a party congress in Ankara. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    Supporters of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party wave a portrait of Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), on September 4, 2011 during a party congress in Ankara.

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  4. Kurdish demonstrators shout slogans and hold flags with portraits of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a protest against the recent Turkish air strikes at the border area between Turkey and Iraq, in Brussels January 3, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

    Kurdish demonstrators shout slogans and hold flags with portraits of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a protest against the recent Turkish air strikes at the border area between Turkey and Iraq, in Brussels January 3, 2012.

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  5. A man holds a poster of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, foreground right, as thousands of mourners gathered in Gulyazi village at the border with Iraq, southeast Turkey, Friday, Dec. 30, 2011 for the funerals of 35 Kurdish civilians who were killed in a botched raid by... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

    A man holds a poster of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, foreground right, as thousands of mourners gathered in Gulyazi village at the border with Iraq, southeast Turkey, Friday, Dec. 30, 2011 for the funerals of 35 Kurdish civilians who were killed in a botched raid by...

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  6. Kurdish protesters hold posters of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan during a demonstration on April 19, 2011 in Istanbul after Turkey's electoral board barred prominent Kurdish candidates from standing in upcoming elections. The Peace and Democracy Party (BDP), Turkey's main... Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago

    Kurdish protesters hold posters of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan during a demonstration on April 19, 2011 in Istanbul after Turkey's electoral board barred prominent Kurdish candidates from standing in upcoming elections. The Peace and Democracy Party (BDP), Turkey's main...

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  7. French policemen evacuate Kurds demonstrators from the lobby of a building of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, eastern France, on September 13, 2011. After breaking a door, around 50 people occupied the building a couple of hours, asking for jailed Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK)... Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    French policemen evacuate Kurds demonstrators from the lobby of a building of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, eastern France, on September 13, 2011. After breaking a door, around 50 people occupied the building a couple of hours, asking for jailed Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK)...

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  8. Riot police surround pro-Kurdish demonstrators to prevent them from blocking the road during a protest in favour of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan in central Istanbul September 18, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

    Riot police surround pro-Kurdish demonstrators to prevent them from blocking the road during a protest in favour of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan in central Istanbul September 18, 2011.

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  9. A woman looks out from a hairdressing salon during a protest in favour of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan in central Istanbul September 18, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

    A woman looks out from a hairdressing salon during a protest in favour of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan in central Istanbul September 18, 2011.

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  10. Riot police detain pro-Kurdish demonstrators during a protest in favour of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan in central Istanbul September 18, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

    Riot police detain pro-Kurdish demonstrators during a protest in favour of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan in central Istanbul September 18, 2011.

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  11. Supporters of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party wave a poster of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan during the party's congress in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. Kurdish legislators vowed Sunday to press on with a boycott of Turkey's parliament and backed a... AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

    Supporters of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party wave a poster of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan during the party's congress in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. Kurdish legislators vowed Sunday to press on with a boycott of Turkey's parliament and backed a...

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  12. Turkish Kurds hold a poster of jailed Kurdish rebel leader, Abdullah Ocalan, during a gathering to celebrate Noruz, the Kurdish New Year, on March 20, 2011 in Istanbul. Noruz, which means 'new day' and marks the first day of Spring, is also celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan,... Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    Turkish Kurds hold a poster of jailed Kurdish rebel leader, Abdullah Ocalan, during a gathering to celebrate Noruz, the Kurdish New Year, on March 20, 2011 in Istanbul. Noruz, which means 'new day' and marks the first day of Spring, is also celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan,...

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  13. Hundreds of Iraqi Kurds, carrying a portrati of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan who is serving a life sentence in Turkey since 1999, protest in the center of the northern city of Sulaimaniyah on August 22, 2011 to denounce Turkey's latest bombing campaign on Kurdish separatist... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    Hundreds of Iraqi Kurds, carrying a portrati of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan who is serving a life sentence in Turkey since 1999, protest in the center of the northern city of Sulaimaniyah on August 22, 2011 to denounce Turkey's latest bombing campaign on Kurdish separatist...

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  14. A woman holds a flag featuring jailed Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a demonstration of several thousand people from all around Europe asking for Ocalan's liberation in Strasbourg, eastern France, on February 12, 2011. Ocalan was captured by Turkish... Getty Images logo Getty Images 12 months ago

    A woman holds a flag featuring jailed Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a demonstration of several thousand people from all around Europe asking for Ocalan's liberation in Strasbourg, eastern France, on February 12, 2011. Ocalan was captured by Turkish...

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  15. Hundreds of Kurds protest in the center of the northern city of Sulaimaniyah Freedom Square on February 15, 2011, demanding that the international community to put pressure on the Turkish government to release jailed Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan, on the anniversary... Getty Images logo Getty Images 12 months ago

    Hundreds of Kurds protest in the center of the northern city of Sulaimaniyah Freedom Square on February 15, 2011, demanding that the international community to put pressure on the Turkish government to release jailed Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan, on the anniversary...

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  16. In this Tuesday, April 19, 2011 photo, a person holds a poster of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan as Kurdish demonstrators march in Istanbul, Turkey. A policeman and a civilian were wounded by gunshots during a protest in Turkey's southeast Thursday, April 21, 2011 as Kurds,... AP Photo logo AP Photo 10 months ago

    In this Tuesday, April 19, 2011 photo, a person holds a poster of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan as Kurdish demonstrators march in Istanbul, Turkey. A policeman and a civilian were wounded by gunshots during a protest in Turkey's southeast Thursday, April 21, 2011 as Kurds,...

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  17. An armoured vehicle pass through smoke during clashes with Kurdish demonstrators in Istanbul, on February 15, 2011. Demonstrators marked the twelfth anniversary of the capture of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan today. The 62-year-old Ocalan has been serving a life sentence for... Getty Images logo Getty Images 12 months ago

    An armoured vehicle pass through smoke during clashes with Kurdish demonstrators in Istanbul, on February 15, 2011. Demonstrators marked the twelfth anniversary of the capture of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan today. The 62-year-old Ocalan has been serving a life sentence for...

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  18. Turkish policemen count molotov coktails after confiscating them during clashes with Kurdish demonstrators in Istanbul, on February 15, 2011. Demonstrators marked the twelfth anniversary of the capture of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan today. The 62-year-old Ocalan has been... Getty Images logo Getty Images 12 months ago

    Turkish policemen count molotov coktails after confiscating them during clashes with Kurdish demonstrators in Istanbul, on February 15, 2011. Demonstrators marked the twelfth anniversary of the capture of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan today. The 62-year-old Ocalan has been...

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  19. Turkish riot police put out a fire during a clashes with Kurdish demonstrators in Istanbul, on February 15, 2011. Demonstrators marked the twelfth anniversary of the capture of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan today. The 62-year-old Ocalan has been serving a life sentence for... Getty Images logo Getty Images 12 months ago

    Turkish riot police put out a fire during a clashes with Kurdish demonstrators in Istanbul, on February 15, 2011. Demonstrators marked the twelfth anniversary of the capture of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan today. The 62-year-old Ocalan has been serving a life sentence for...

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  20. Kurdish demonstrators throw molotov coktails during a clashes with Turkish riot police in Istanbul on February 15, 2011. Demonstrators marked the twelfth anniversary of the capture of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan today. The 62-year-old Ocalan has been serving a life sentence for... Getty Images logo Getty Images 12 months ago

    Kurdish demonstrators throw molotov coktails during a clashes with Turkish riot police in Istanbul on February 15, 2011. Demonstrators marked the twelfth anniversary of the capture of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan today. The 62-year-old Ocalan has been serving a life sentence for...

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  21. Pro-Kurdish youths shout slogans in favor of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan as they demonstrate in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. AP Photo logo AP Photo 12 months ago

    Pro-Kurdish youths shout slogans in favor of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan as they demonstrate in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011.

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  22. Turkish supporters of capital punishment stand behind a hanging rope as they launch a petition campaign for its reinstitution in Ankara March 29, 2011. Public debate on the issue has been revived following a number of sexually motivated murders recently committed in the country which... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 10 months ago

    Turkish supporters of capital punishment stand behind a hanging rope as they launch a petition campaign for its reinstitution in Ankara March 29, 2011. Public debate on the issue has been revived following a number of sexually motivated murders recently committed in the country which...

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  23. In this July 29, 2011 photo, Naciye Tokova, a Kurdish mother and housewife, who was sentenced to seven years in jail for helping rebels who are described by Turkey as terrorists, and her husband Sadik speak during an interview in her home in Kurtalan, Siirt in southeastern Turkey. The... AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

    In this July 29, 2011 photo, Naciye Tokova, a Kurdish mother and housewife, who was sentenced to seven years in jail for helping rebels who are described by Turkey as terrorists, and her husband Sadik speak during an interview in her home in Kurtalan, Siirt in southeastern Turkey. The...

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