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Abdullah Öcalan

Abdullah Öcalan was a Turkish politician, writer, activist and political scientist (born 1949).

Also recorded as Abdullah Ocalan · Apo · Öcalan

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French Communist Party's meeting for the 2012 French presidential election, Paris, France

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Life and career

Explore 1949–2026

  1. 1949

    Life

    Abdullah Öcalan born at Ömerli.

  2. 1999

    Institution

    Introduzione al pensiero di Abdullah Öcalan (1999) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  3. 2008

    Institution

    Sociología De La Libertad - Audiolibro (2008) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  4. 2013

    Publication

    Liberating Life: Woman’s Revolution [First edition] (2013) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  5. 2016

    Institution

    Öcalan, A.: Orígenes de la Civilización. Manifiesto por una Civilización Democrática, Barcelona, 2016. (2016) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  6. 2017

    Publication

    Democratic Confederalism 4th Edition (2017) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  7. 2022

    Institution

    Revolusi Perempuan: Kehidupan Membebaskan (2022) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  8. 2023

    Institution

    Demokratik Toplum Manifestosu - I - Uygarlık (2023) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  9. 2025

    Institution

    Legerin 17: Apa Yang Menghalangi Orang Muda Untuk Berjuang? (2025) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  10. 2026

    Institution

    Legerin 19: Para Pemuda Bangkit! (2026) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

The full dated record · 10 entries

  1. 1949

    Abdullah Öcalan born at Ömerli.

  2. 1999

    Introduzione al pensiero di Abdullah Öcalan (1999) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  3. 2008

    Sociología De La Libertad - Audiolibro (2008) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  4. 2013

    Liberating Life: Woman’s Revolution [First edition] (2013) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  5. 2016

    Öcalan, A.: Orígenes de la Civilización. Manifiesto por una Civilización Democrática, Barcelona, 2016. (2016) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  6. 2017

    Democratic Confederalism 4th Edition (2017) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  7. 2022

    Revolusi Perempuan: Kehidupan Membebaskan (2022) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  8. 2023

    Demokratik Toplum Manifestosu - I - Uygarlık (2023) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  9. 2025

    Legerin 17: Apa Yang Menghalangi Orang Muda Untuk Berjuang? (2025) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  10. 2026

    Legerin 19: Para Pemuda Bangkit! (2026) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

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  • İmralı

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  • Ömerli

    Birth place

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Öcalan, A.: Orígenes de la Civilización. Manifiesto por una Civilización Democrática, Barcelona, 2016. Legerin 17: Apa Yang Menghalangi Orang Muda Untuk Berjuang?

Legerin 19: Para Pemuda Bangkit!

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Every cited source · 11
  1. 01

    Abdullah Öcalan and the Becoming of the PKK, Abdullah Öcalan and the Making of the PKK, 2026

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 02

    Abdullah Öcalan como intelectual orgânico, Revista Aurora, 2021

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 03

    Open Library author record for Abdullah Öcalan (Internet Archive), 23 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  4. 04

    The Political Life of Abdullah Öcalan and the PKK, Abdullah Öcalan and the Making of the PKK, 2026

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 05

    The Political Thought of Abdullah Öcalan, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 06

    The Political Thought of Abdullah Öcalan, Kurdistan, Woman’s Revolution, and Democratic Confederalism, written by Abdullah Öcalan, Kurdish Studies Archive, 2024

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 07

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 11 articles naming Abdullah Öcalan.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 08

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 1136048731, International Initiative "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan - Peace in Kurdistan" (1999 : Köln).

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  9. 09

    Internet Archive, 38 digitised items catalogued under Abdullah Öcalan as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  10. 10

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q191530: Abdullah Öcalan

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  11. 11

    “Abdullah Öcalan”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  • Ankara UniversityOrganisation

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The authorities additionally record the headings Abdullah Ocalan, Apo and Öcalan. His recorded languages were Kurdish and Turkish.

He married Kesire Yıldırım. Other recorded relations include Dilek Öcalan and Ömer Öcalan.

Abdullah Öcalan is recorded as politician, writer, activist and political scientist.

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