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Additional Reading

Chailand Gerard, ed. A People without a Country: The Kurds and Kurdistan. London: Interlink Publishing Group, 1993.

Gunter Michael M. The Kurds and the Future of Turkey. New York: St. Martin’s, 1997.

Ocalan Abdullah Prison Writings: The Roots of Civilisation. Translated by Klaus Happel. London: Pluto Press, 2007.

Olson Robert The Kurdish Question and Turkish-Iranian Relations: From World War I to 1998. Costa Mesa, CA: Mazda, 1998.

Schleifer Yigal “European Push for Retrial of Kurdish Leader Roils Turkey.” Christian Science Monitor, May 18, 2005, p. 7.

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Add new Web site: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy - Left-Wing Monster: Abdullah Ocalan. Dec 24, 2024
Add new Web site: Amnesty International - Turkey - Death sentence after unfair trial: The case of Abdullah Öcalan. Oct 15, 2024
Add new Web site: BBC News - Abdullah Ocalan: A bridge between Kurds and Turks? Sep 02, 2024
Add new Web site: Foreign Policy Research Institute - Who is Abdullah Ocalan? Jul 12, 2024
First paragraph modernization. May 07, 2024
Anniversary information added. Mar 31, 2024
Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Kurdish Terrorist Captured. Oct 06, 2023
Updated the discussion of peace negotiations with Turkey. Aug 27, 2019
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