Tag: Abdullah Öcalan

  • Turkey issues a strong warning to Germany and France

    Turkey issues a strong warning to Germany and France

    Ambassadors from the two European countries were called to Ankara due to Kurdistan Workers’ Party meetings Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has summoned ambassadors from Germany and France to issue a protest note over the unhindered activity of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in their countries. Ankara warned all NATO members, and especially Finland and Sweden, who […]

  • VMA at Hisingen in Gothenburg municipality

    VMA at Hisingen in Gothenburg municipality

    Since 1984, the Kurdish PKK guerrillas have waged an armed struggle in Turkey for greater autonomy and increased rights for Kurds, a conflict that has led to tens of thousands of deaths. The guerrilla leader Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned on the island of Imrali outside Istanbul in Turkey since he was arrested by the […]