Abdullah Öcalan has written at least 18 books. Their most popular book is Confederalismo Democrático with 4 saves with an average rating of 0.5⭐.
They are best known for writing in the genres History, Politics, and Kurds.
Abdullah Öcalan was the leader of a Kurdish revolutionary party, the PKK. He was eventually kidnapped while abroad in 1999, and has been in solitary confinement in Imrali Island Prison, Turkey ever since.
Since his imprisonment, Ocalan has written extensively on Middle Eastern and Kurdish history. With his books he has significantly influenced the course of Kurdish politics in the last two decades.
He argues for the concepts of Democratic Autonomy and Democratic Confederalism that are considered an alternative to a Kurdish nation-state.
From 2009-2011, the Turkish state held negotiations with him about a solution of the Kurdish Question.
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Gefängnisschriften is a 2-book series first released in 2001 with contributions by Abdullah Öcalan, Oliver Kontny, and John Tobisch-Haupt.
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International Initiative brochures is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2011 with contributions by Abdullah Öcalan.
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Prison Writings is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2001 with contributions by Abdullah Öcalan, Oliver Kontny, and John Tobisch-Haupt.
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Savunmalar is a 2-book series first released in 2001 with contributions by Abdullah Öcalan, Oliver Kontny, and John Tobisch-Haupt.