Now, the group’s imprisoned founder, Abdullah Ocalan, has called on Kurdish fighters ... 1999. After his capture in 1999, he was incarcerated on Imrali Island in the Sea of Marmara, south ...

Ocalan's capture in exile on February 15 ... refer to as 'Apo' or 'uncle' Kurdish demonstrators carry an image of Abdullah Ocalan, who set up the Marxist-inspired Kurdistan Workers' Party ...

By Ben Hubbard Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of a Kurdish ... identity from being destroyed entirely.” After his capture in 1999, he was incarcerated on Imrali Island in the Sea of ...

Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed ... In a statement to mark the anniversary of Ocalan's capture in 1999, the PKK said: "Leader Apo will start a new process, a process of change ...

ISTANBUL -- Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his militant group Thursday to lay down its arms and dissolve as part of a new bid to end a four-decade long conflict with Turkey's ...

(Bloomberg) -- On a plane back to Turkey following his capture in 1999, Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan declared that he loved his country and “would serve it if required.” More than a ...

Thursday's call from Abdullah Ocalan for the PKK to disarm and disband could potentially lead to ending a 40-year conflict between the group and the Turkish state and have far-reaching political and ...

The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militia on Saturday declared an immediate ceasefire, two days after its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan called on fighters to lay down their arms and dissolve the ...

In a statement to mark the anniversary of Ocalan's capture in 1999, the PKK said: "Leader Apo will start a new process, a process of change, transformation and reconstruction for everyone," using ...

Revelers danced in the street in the city of Qamishli and waved flags featuring Ocalan’s portrait alongside the Kurdish flag. “We welcome the historic announcement by Leader Abdullah Ocalan ...

Istanbul (AFP) – Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed founder of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), is an icon to many Kurds, but a "terrorist" to many within wider Turkish society. In a ...