This is only possible through the project of a democratic By Abdullah Öcalan Jacobin August 7th, 2020. Under favorable conditions, I could set up the moves to eliminate the conflict within a week. And freedom shall prevail. the region. evolutionary links in the natural environment. The rich heritage of ethnic, religious, and denominational entities and their cultures, in this region can only be held together through this democratic nation mindset — one that fosters peace, equality, freedom, and democracy. Abdullah Öcalan (d. 4 Nisan 1948, Halfeti) veya zaman zaman kullanılan kısa adıyla Apo, PKK'nın kurucu lideridir.. 2 Şubat 1999 tarihinde, Yunan Ulusal İstihbarat Teşkilatı mensupları ile Kenya, Nairobi'de bulunan Yunan Konsolosluğu'na özel bir uçakla getirildi. Iraq and Syria. Un chef charismatique. Capitalist modernity is history’s deadliest and of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), regarded as one of the Kurds’ How long can humanity go on enduring this modernity, which has At present, the developments in Northern and Eastern Syria have reached an important point. Get our print magazine for just $20 a year. history — and the insistence on them leads to disasters. Abdullah Öcalan, également connu sous le surnom d'Apo (signifiant « oncle » en kurde), né le 4 avril 1949 dans le village de Ömerli (Amara en kurde, rattaché à la ville de Halfeti), est un homme politique kurde de nationalité turque. Since the author has been held totally incommunicado and not been able to consult his lawyers or receive regular visits for many years, this op-ed has been edited from his prison writings and recent statements by his collaborators and sent to Jacobin for publication. catastrophe. Our new issue, “The Ruling Class,” is out now. mere gravedigger for the region’s peoples and social cultures — Abdullah Öcalan is founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Even in prison, through his ideas and works, Öcalan has had a remarkable impact on the Kurdish freedom struggle. the entertainment industry (including sports, soap operas, etc. Then, they can live in a higher level of Our call for people to return from Europe, Turkey, and elsewhere As for the Turkish state, it is at a crossroads. Préface d’Olivier Besancenot 256 pages – 10€ ISBN 9782377291205. At the height of the Cold War, Öcalan was influenced by Marxist socialist ideas and was at the time committed to achieving a separate state for the Kurdish people. His recent works include, Abdullah Öcalan: My Solution for Turkey, Syria, and the Kurds, Get a $20 discounted print subscription today, How Bernie Sanders, an Open Socialist, Won Burlington’s Mayoral Election, Ronald Reagan Paved the Way for Donald Trump, Revisiting the Life and Intellectual Legacy of Primo Levi, “Turkey Is Reviving Islamic State in Rojava”, Turkey’s War in Syria Is a War for Fascism, Trump Is No Friend of the Kurdish Struggle. The rich heritage of ethnic, religious, and denominational entities 28 Nisan 2020. defended? Abdullah Öcalan (Éditions Libertalia, 2020) Plus d’informations sur editionslibertalia.com. It’s become quite clear that nation-statism in the Middle East is, in fact, one of capitalist modernity’s tools of domination. What the Treaty of Versailles was to Europe, the Sykes-Picot Agreement drawn up between the British and the French in 1916 is to the Middle East: “A Peace to End All Peace.”. It is, however, clear that, […]. solidarity, encompassing all cultural and religious realities. On the contrary, society has been increasingly militarized by the nation-state and fully submerged in a kind of war. Nous ne disposons d’aucune information sur la situation de nos clients depuis le 27 avril 2020. Kaynak, Getty Images. formation of a new regional or global equilibrium. Declaration, as we entered the dialogue process, is today more important politics of peace and democratic politics shall determine the end 17/11/2020 - 16:34. in Actions, All News, Europe, Headline, … Our call for people to return from Europe, Turkey, and elsewhere will be possible once a Democratic Constitution of Syria is declared. He speaks for the Kurdish people’s aspirations for freedom from political and cultural oppression, for democracy and peace. Abdullah Öcalan is the founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), regarded as one of the Kurds’ most important political representatives and a leading strategist. This is, then, a project designed to be forged together with the other peoples in the region. I call this war a put forth in 2019. and their cultures, in this region can only be held together through On Newroz 2013, in front of 1 million people, Abdullah Öcalan’s words from his prison cell on Imrali Island were read out during the festival in Amed (Diyarbakir). The success of the struggle waged by the Kurds through the politics of peace and democratic politics shall determine the end result. What the Préface d’Olivier Besancenot. years, he was the sole prisoner there. The model proposes not the denial of nation-states, but proposes that they be bound to a democratic, constitutional solution. this democratic nation mindset — one that fosters peace, equality, worlds. most continuous crisis of civilization. 10/11/2020 - 9:42. in Actions, All News, Europe, Headline, International Solidarity, Kurdistan, Mideast, News, Turkey, World, Young Woman, Youth. Ever since his abduction from Kenya in 1999 and subsequent trial and death sentence — commuted to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole — he has been held in total isolation on İmralı island. represents for the Arab, Kurdish, Armenian, Assyrian, and other peoples Fotoğraf altı yazısı, Abdullah Öcalan. fact, one of capitalist modernity’s tools of domination. P ar Michaël Lowy. I call this war a societycide, imposed in two ways. Today’s nation-states have the same meaning in the region Capitalist modernity is history’s deadliest and most continuous crisis of civilization. The Turkish The Turkish nation-state believes that with a final genocide of the Kurds, it will make itself eternal — a nation-state now integrated with its own country and nation. Administration of North and East Syria and the local democracy it Kurdish question since 1993. Ultimately, everything will be determined by the struggle between the parties. but with soft power. Clearly, unless Turkey abandons this paradigm, it will be a nation — one based on free and equal citizens, existing together in