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What Is the Aim; Will Öcalan Be Made an 'Atakurd'?

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MAHMUT AKPINAR | COMMENTARY Before 1980, when the organization emerged as "Apoists," it was viewed by the local population as a marginalized group of "irreligious" and "anarchists." After the 1980 coup plotters subjected people in Diyarbakır Prison to severe torture simply for being Kurdish and speaking Kurdish, the PKK began to gain a following and recruit militants easily. Because Kurds who were tortured and whose honor was violated by those t…
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MAHMUT AKPINAR | COMMENTARY Before 1980, when the organization emerged as "Apoists," it was viewed by the local population as a marginalized group of "irreligious" and "anarchists." After the 1980 coup plotters subjected people in Diyarbakır Prison to severe torture simply for being Kurdish and speaking Kurdish, the PKK began to gain a following and recruit militants easily. Because Kurds who were tortured and whose honor was violated by those t…

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Tr724 broke the news in on Saturday, November 29, 2025.
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