The anniversary of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan s expulsion from Syria was protested in Diyarbakir, Turkey - 09 Oct 2026 Former Kurdish MP Ayla Akat Ata (Middle) is seen chanting slogans during a protest for PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan in Diyarbakir. Ata served seven and a half years in prison in Turkey. A protest was held in the city of Diyarbakir in Turkey, by the Peoples Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) and various Kurdish organizations and parties to mark the anniversary of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan’s expulsion from Syria on October 9, 1998. Ocalan, the leader of the armed Kurdish organization the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), was captured in Kenya, taken to Turkey, and arrested after being expelled from Syria. Imprisoned for 2

The anniversary of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan s expulsion from Syria was protested in Diyarbakir, Turkey - 09 Oct 2026 Former Kurdish MP Ayla Akat Ata (Middle) is seen chanting slogans during a protest for PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan in Diyarbakir. Ata served seven and a half years in prison in Turkey. A protest was held in the city of Diyarbakir in Turkey, by the Peoples Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) and various Kurdish organizations and parties to mark the anniversary of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan’s expulsion from Syria on October 9, 1998. Ocalan, the leader of the armed Kurdish organization the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), was captured in Kenya, taken to Turkey, and arrested after being expelled from Syria. Imprisoned for 2

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The anniversary of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan s expulsion from Syria was protested in Diyarbakir, Turkey - 09 Oct 2026 Former Kurdish MP Ayla Akat Ata (Middle) is seen chanting slogans during a protest for PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan in Diyarbakir. Ata served seven and a half years in prison in Turkey. A protest was held in the city of Diyarbakir in Turkey, by the Peoples Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) and various Kurdish organizations and parties to mark the anniversary of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan’s expulsion from Syria on October 9, 1998. Ocalan, the leader of the armed Kurdish organization the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), was captured in Kenya, taken to Turkey, and arrested after being expelled from Syria. Imprisoned for 2

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