« La langue kurde doit être une cause nationale »
KURDISTAN – A l’occasion de la Journée de la langue kurde, le Comité d’éducation de l’Union des communautés du Kurdistan (KCK) a appelé les Kurdes à protéger leur langue, à l’enseigner à leurs enfants et à faire de la langue kurde une cause nationale.
TKP-ML IB Statement On The Commemoration Of The Nakba
Resistance Until Liberation: The Unfinished Return
On the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, we stand with Palestinians everywhere to shatter the silence that hides ongoing dispossession. In May 1948, more than seven hundred thousand lives were uprooted so that colonial powers could plant their flags in the Middle East. The violence of 1948 did not end with history; it echoes today in Gaza’s relentless blockade, where families endure chronic shortages of food, water, fuel, and medicine; in the West Bank, where airstrikes and sniper fire stalk children playing in the streets; and in Jenin and other refugee camps, where bulldozers raze homes by night and soldiers carry out mass arrests at dawn.
We fully expose, in all its brutality, the settler-colonial Zionist ideology that legitimizes the genocide against the Palestinian people. Imperialist states arm occupation forces, spin tales of “peace” and “stability,” and look away as bombs fall on refugee tents and entire neighborhoods are flattened. Their calculated silence is part of a broader strategy of re-division, an ominous prelude to a new imperialist world war in which Palestine is but one battlefield among many. Yet their plots only bind us more tightly together in solidarity.
Our solidarity is rooted in everyday acts: workers refusing to service weapons factories, students organizing divestment campaigns on campuses, and communities hosting Palestinian artists and speakers. We bring Palestinian voices into our unions, our neighborhoods, and our classrooms, offering spaces where their stories are heard, learned, and passed on. Through these actions we make clear that the right to return is not a distant hope but a shared responsibility and collective mission.
As long as checkpoints still choke movement, blockades starve families, and imperialist powers scheme fresh carve-ups under the threat of a third world war, our solidarity will pulse through every corner of the globe. We are bound together in struggle until every Palestinian can walk home again, unhampered by colonial walls.
Long live the struggle of the Palestinian People!
Long live International Solidarity!
Free Palestine!
TKP-ML International Bureau
May 2025
https://abolitionmedia.noblogs.org/?p=19123
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India and Armenia should work to establish Kurdistan, to put another blister on the barbaric Islamic caliphate.
Dokumentation: Stellungnahmen zur Auflösung der PKK
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# [Dokumentation: Stellungnahmen zur Auflösung der PKK](https://europa.blog/de/dokumentation-stellungnahmen-zur-aufloesung-der-pkk/)
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Il PKK depone le armi: svolta storica in Turchia https://www.osservatorioafghanistan.org/2025/il-pkk-depone-le-armi-svolta-storica-in-turchia/ #Notizie2025 #Kurdistan #Turchia #Öcalan #AKP #PKK
Mizgîn - Baranbari
Nuovi venti in Kurdistan – di Andrea Cegna https://effimera.org/nuovi-venti-in-kurdistan-di-andrea-cegna/ #AbdullahÖcalan #trasformazione #indipendenza #insurrezioni #AndreaCegna #cambiamento #popolocurdo #rivoluzione #resistenza #TurgutÖzal #congresso #Kurdistan #movimenti #Crinali #partito #Turchia #guerra #curdi #Apo #PKK
12 ° Congresso del PKK: le attività sotto il nome del PKK sono terminate https://www.osservatorioafghanistan.org/2025/le-attivita-sotto-il-nome-del-pkk-sono-terminate/ #Confederalismodemocratico #Notizie2025 #Kurdistan #Turchia #Öcalan #PKK
Només hi ha una solució política, la
reunificació del Kurdistan, turc, sirià, iraquià i iranià amb reconeixement internacional.
#Kurdistan.
#PKK: "Las actividades bajo el nombre del PKK han terminado".
El congreso ha decidido disolver la estructura organizativa del PKK y poner fin a su #luchaArmada, concluyendo efectivamente todas las actividades llevadas a cabo bajo su nombre.
TKP-ML MK: Ali Haydar Kaytan and Rıza Altun are Immortal!
We have learned the martyrdom of Ali Haydar Kaytan and Rıza Altun, who left indelible traces in Kurdistan, Turkey and the Middle East geography with the history of the Kurdish national freedom struggle, which exceeds the date of struggle and resistance, which has exceeded the date of 50 years of struggle and resistance.
PKK, 12th Congress, as well as the historical decisions; Ali Haydar Kaytan, one of the founding leader cadres, is the symbol of devotion to the leadership, the symbol of truth and holy life ”; Rıza Altun’s friend described it as the il symbol of comrade of freedom .. As TKP-ML, we meet the loss of our trench comrades, which are resistance, uninterrupted persistence and freedom, but also with our commitment to their memories.
The people of the Middle East, especially the paths of the earth, nor the Kurdish people, will forget these two freedom workers and the porter of the revolution.
“>Torch carriers of ancient lands; Kaws, Hürreşler, Mazdek, Sheikh Sait, Seyit Consent; Haki Karer, Mazlum Doğan, Kemal Pirlar took over the task and delivered to these days. These torches have been burning in the mountains of Kurdistan for a thousand years.
The fascist Turkish state, along with the establishment of the Republic, on the one hand, Armenian, Greek, Syriac genocide and massacres given the self -confidence; On the other hand, the uneasiness given by the existence of the Kurdish nation built the foundations of assimilation, denial and disinformation about different nations and nationalities.
The most fundamental rights of the Kurdish nation have been ignored one by one since the establishment of the Republic of Turkey and ignored the smallest quest of the massacres. Kurdish identity and language have been tried to be erased. The rebellion and resistance, starting from Koçgiri to Dersim, was answered by blood and deportation by the fascist Kemalist dictatorship, and for many years the dark clouds of fascism collapsed like a nightmare on the plains and mountains of Kurdistan cities.
In 68, the wind of revolution and socialism in the world has also visited our geography and has aroused a strong repercussion in universities, factories and villages. With this wind blowing by socialism, the revolutionary pioneer-left cadres went to the stage of history and attempted to destroy all the banned taboos. First, the leader and founder of our party, Communist İbrahim Kaypakkaya, expressed the full equality of rights of the Kurdish nation, which is banned and language, shattered this prohibited chain of history from its place.
Subsequently, under the leadership of Abdullah Öcalan, the founding leader of the PKK, in 1973, the foundations of the Kurdish National Freedom was laid in Ankara Çubuk and the Kurdish National Freedom March was launched. This march has given the will of a ring that has been updated and has been ignored, the will of its identity, personality and self -essence. A reality, a sociology of freedom was born and the most political public reality of the Middle East was created from a nation whose existence was denied.
In the definition of his comrades, Ali Haydar Kaytan, who is a politician, a guerrilla, an intellectual, a poet, a wise seeking truth ,, and Rıza Altun, who is the sharpness in heart, consciousness, so -called and action ,, has great efforts in every gains of the Kurdish people in this march.
And it can be said that both our trench comrades have left us by reaching their purpose and the secret of the truth.
We reiterate our commitment to the memories and future ideals of them and all our martyrs, and we state that we will carry the torch they carry with pride and honor until absolute victory to every mountain, street and square of our geography.
Ali Haydar Kaytan is immortal!
Rıza Altun is immortal!
Martyr Namırın!
Long live revolution and socialism!
TKP-ML Central Committee May 2025
https://abolitionmedia.noblogs.org/?p=19092
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El Partido de los Trabajadores del #Kurdistán anunció el cese definitivo de su actividad político-militar. La organización finaliza así con 47 años de actividad, siempre bajo la premisa de constituir un Estado soberano para los kurdos, una etnia que suma cerca de 53.250.000 personas, casi todas ellas repartidas entre #Turquía, #Irán, #Irak y #Siria.
Abdullah Öcalan, el líder del PKK, defiende una nueva etapa signada por la solución pacífica.
Çözülme Süreci - Suay Karaman
“(…) Bütün bunlar yaşanırken, PKK terör örgütünün silah bırakma kararı açıklayacağı beklenmektedir. Ancak silahların Türkiye’ye teslim edilmeyerek; Barzani ve Talabani’nin askerlerine bırakılması gündemdedir. (…)”
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El PKK anuncia su disolución tras décadas de conflicto armado. Análisis de esta decisión histórica, sus implicaciones para Turquía y el futuro del movimiento kurdo. #AbdullahÖcalan #desarme #kurdistán #pkk #turquía https://soyarmenio.com/noticias-internacionales/pkk-disolucion/
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# VISIT AL-SHARAA IN FRANCE
Al-Sharaa visited France to have a meeting with Emmanuel Macron. News reported Macron’s proposal to strengthen the cooperation of the new government with SDF in the fight against ISIS. In the press conference after the meeting, The French president congratulated the common efforts of Syria’s transitional government and the Syrian Democratic Forces that resulted in the agreements of the 10th of March, calling it “an important stage in Syria’s history”. Macron called for a continuation of "the gradual lifting of European economic sanctions" if the new Islamist authorities stabilize the country. He added that USA should follow the same path and also should, "as long as possible", not withdraw American troops from Syria.
Demonstrations organized by Syrian migrants took place in France to denounce the meeting with the former leader of HTS. This meeting happened a week after a declaration from the foreign affairs ministry condemning the massacres perpetuated on the Druze population of Suweida. The declaration urged the Damascus transitional government to take back the control of a situation caused by "outlawed groups".
# NEW APPOINTMENT IN DAMASCUS FORCES
On May 5th (Monday), Damascus transitional government appointed Ahmad al-Hays (Abu Hatem Shaqra) as new leader of the 86th division, responsible of security of the areas of Deir Ezzor, Raqqa and Hasaka. In 2018, he was implicated in the trafficking of Yazidi women and children and in recruiting former ISIS members. He is also responsible of the brutal murder of Hevrin Khalaf in 2019, who was the general secretary of the Future Syrian Party. Ahmad Al-Hayes is on the U.S. sanctions list accused of grave human rights abuses and links to the Islamic State (ISIS). A statement from the DAANES condemned the appointment. Kongra Star, the main structure of the women’s movement in Syria called for accountability, requiring the revocation of Al-Hays appointment and an apology to the family of Hevrin Khalef. On Thursday, the U.S. State Department strongly criticized the transitional Syrian government for this appointment in a press conference.
# CONTINUATION OF THE TENSIONS IN SUWEIDA
The tensions that started last week in the region of Suweida escalated. On thursday, forces connected to the military council of Suweida carried out an ambush on a car of the security forces of Damascus. The escalating violence pushed 300 students to be evacuated out from their university in emergency. Agreements are being made for Security forces of Damascus recently deployed in the area to withdraw, letting local police security forces from Suweida to take care of security. Different groups from the Druze community are calling for restraint and cooperation with Damascus government, while the military council of Suweida seems determined to fight for the defense of the Druze autonomy.
# VICTORY ON TISHREEN
The DAANES put an end to the rotations of civilians convoys going to Tirshin to support the SDF forces fighting. In the final statement of the last civilian convoy, victory was declared. The resistance of the dam stopped the attacks of turkish proxy forces, preventing the invasion of Kobane and further war against the DAANES territories. They remembered and thanked all those who gave their life in the defense of the dam, both civilians and military, as well as all those injured in the resistance.
Forces connected to the transitional government continue to be deployed in the surrounding villages, as SDF also continues reinforcing the region. For now, the military conflict is over, but clashes can restart in a near future if the negotiations don't reach satisfactory agreements for both sides.
# PKK 12TH CONGRESS
Between the 5th and the 7th of may, PKK held its 12th congress. Proposals and perspectives from Abdullah Ocalan were read and discussed, together with a report of the PKK Central Committee. PKK commemorated the martyrs of the revolution and called on "patriotic people and all democratic socialist forces to properly embrace and live in accordance with all the national and democratic values". They announced that more details about the the congress will be published in the coming days.
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# EVALUATION
The resistance in Tishreen declared victory over the attacks of Turkish proxies, concluding almost 4 months of civilian vigil. People from all territories of the DAANES, from Kobane to Deir Ezzor, joined this popular initiative to defend the dam and stop the enemy advance. The combination of military defense and civilian resistance is a clear example of how the revolutionary principles of this revolution are put in practice. It shows the will and determination of the people of North-East Syria, ready to fight to protect their land and defend the achievements of the revolution. It also shows the value of diversity of tactics, how different elements can combine and support each other if they share common revolutionary aims.
The appointment of Abu Hatem Shaqra as leader of the 86th division is bold decision that will have serious implications. The Damascus government making such appointment is an attempt to exercise power and demonstrate authority over North-East Syria, questioning SDF and the inhabitants of North eastern Syria. It is a direct and conscious provocation from a newly born authoritarian regime, that will for sure undermine the already challenging negotiation for integration of SDF in the new Syrian army. Abu Hatem Shaqra's connection to the turkish secret services is beyond question: he was the commander of a turkish backed group (Ahrar al-Sharqiya) and joined several meetings organized by the MIT during the Afrin war. For turkey, positioning SNA commanders like Abu Hatem Shaqra or Fahim Issa (nominated at the head of the ministry of defense of Syria a month ago) in the higher ranks of the new Syrian Army is a way to ensure influence and to guarantee the alignment of the new Syrian army with Turkish interests. His appointment also questions the US, which has his name on a terrorist list and already made statements condemning such decision.
The visit of al-Sharaa in France may seem a contradictory event, specially when UN and many French politicians opposed such a visit. The French president made special permission for him, allowing the head of the transitional government to visit Europe for the first time. For al-Sharaa, this trip is another step towards legitimacy, probably hoping that other European states will follow the French example, also gathering support for the EU to lift economic sanctions on Syria. The French president emphasized their wish for the Syrian transitional government to strengthen collaboration with SDF, knowing that many international ISIS fighters in NES prisons have French nationality. Discussions about the new Syrian government taking control of ISIS prisons, as Turkey already proposed, necessarily rings the alarms for many countries. Intelligence services all over the world are worried about the future of those experienced salafist militants, especially if the current islamist government takes control of those prisons. Even if we can't be sure about it, this was probably one of the main reasons that motivated French state to invite al-Shara.
News about the recent congress of PKK are also raising questions about what implications will it have not only for Syria, but for all parts of Kurdistan. As for now not much information is available on what agreements were reached in the congress, but it is expected that official statements will soon be published.
Revolutionary greetings! 🖤
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✭Gauche Révolut°R✭ Kurdistan : la dissolution du PKK, une capitulation ?: C’est une décision lourde de conséquence : le congrès du Parti des travailleurs du Kurdistan (PKK), réuni du 5 au 7 mai, a annoncé sa propre dissolution. Il répond ainsi… ✭GR #Kurdistan #PKK #gauche #politique #dissolution
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PKK Formally Announces Dissolution
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan, PKK) held its 12th Extraordinary Congress between 5 and 7 May 2025, in the Medya Defense Areas, in response to Abdullah Öcalan’s ‘Call for Peace and Democratic Society’ made on 27 February 2025.
The congress was held simultaneously and in parallel in two different regions within the Medya Defense Areas. It was attended by 232 delegates, including members of the PKK Executive Committee, PKK Central Committee, co-chairs and members of the Executive Council of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), members of the HPG Military Council, and coordinators from the KJK and PAJK.
Posters of Öcalan and revolutionary martyrs were displayed in the congress hall, along with a poster of Sırrı Süreyya Önder, a member of the Imrali delegation, who recently passed away. After a minute of silence in memory of the fallen revolutionaries, the selection of the congress chair began. PKK Executive Committee members Duran Kalkan and Xalîde Engîzek, KCK Executive Council member Sabri Ok, PKK Central Committee member Hêlîn Ümit, and PAJK Coordination member Raperin Munzur were chosen to form the congress chair.
Duran Kalkan: This is not an end, but a new beginning
The opening speech was made by PKK Executive Committee member Duran Kalkan, who began by commemorating all revolutionary martyrs, starting with Haki Karer, Ali Haydar Kaytan (Fuat), Rıza Altun, and Sırrı Süreyya Önder. He said that the dissolution of the PKK was “not an end, but a new beginning.” Kalkan added: “This congress is different from the others. In a way, it can be compared to our first congress. It is being held to historically conclude and properly situate the PKK. But this is not the final end; rather, the goal is to create space for new initiatives and opportunities.”
The PKK is the organization of the Apoist line
Kalkan noted that the core structure of the PKK initially formed around Leader Öcalan and later became known under names such as ‘Apocular’ (followers of Apo, as Öcalan is called), ‘Kurdistan Revolutionaries,’ and ‘Kurdistan Revolutionary Youth Union.’ Kalkan added: “By the end of 1978, the need to organize as a party was felt, leading to the name ‘Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan.’ So the PKK didn’t just suddenly emerge as such. It’s important to recognize this. But yes, the PKK became the organization of the Apoist line, taking that essence and working to give it form. Apoist militancy and PKK militancy developed on this basis.”
A congress for a new beginning
Kalkan continued: “Why is this congress like our First Congress? Back then, there was a strong will for a new beginning. Now, there is a strong will to conclude that beginning historically. But this is not an end in the sense of termination. It is about ending one phase in order to pave the way for a newer, stronger, and more ambitious beginning.”
The PKK revived a Kurdish identity on the brink of extinction
After the reading of the political report outlining Öcalan’s perspectives on the congress, the Central Committee report of the PKK was presented. The political report, which included an assessment of the political and military process, underlined the PKK’s impact over the past 50 years in Kurdistan, stating that it revived a Kurdish identity that was on the brink of extinction.
The report said: “The PKK marks a new era in Kurdish history and the birth of a new, free Kurdish identity in Kurdistan. The official formation of the party at the First Congress was a radical intervention against historical extinction and the declaration of a new era of freedom. The 12th Congress, likewise, ends the phase carried out through the PKK and aims to open the path for a new era in that history of freedom.”
The most glorious period in Kurdish history
The report underlined that dissolving the PKK’s organizational structure was not the end of the revolutionary freedom movement, but the start of a new phase: “The PKK represented the most glorious period in Kurdistan’s history. The PKK meant courage, heroism, sacrifice. It represented the free Kurdish identity based on women’s freedom. It was the rebirth of the Kurdish truth through the Apoist line. Values such as honor, loyalty, and solidarity were redefined thanks to the PKK. The Apoist Movement created all of this under the PKK name and is now placing this truth in its rightful historical position with the 12th Congress. All of this is being done entirely through our own free will and decisions, in order to advance further in the path of a free life and democratic society. The PKK will always be remembered and live on as the true movement of heroism and freedom in the history of Kurdistan.”
Decision adopted unanimously
After the evaluation of the political-military process, the congress moved to discuss the new phase of the struggle. Over the course of three days, there were intensive, multi-faceted discussions and evaluations. Proposals prepared by the Congress Preparation Committee, covering ‘Leadership, Martyrs, Veterans, the Organizational Structure of the PKK and Armed Struggle Method, and Building a Democratic Society,’ were debated and decided on. All resolutions were adopted unanimously after thorough and nuanced discussions.
The process will be managed and led by Öcalan
The most discussed and publicly anticipated resolution was the one proposing the dissolution of the PKK. Following comprehensive assessments and discussions, the congress adopted the decision “to dissolve the PKK’s organizational structure and end its armed struggle method, under the condition that the practical process is led and managed by Leader Apo, thus concluding the activities carried out under the name of the PKK.”
The 12th Extraordinary Congress of the PKK ended with the slogans ‘Bijî Serok Apo’ (Long Live Leader Apo), ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadî’ (Woman, Life, Freedom), and ‘Insisting on Humanity is Insisting on Socialism.’
It was announced that the results from the two parallel congresses would be soon shared with the public.
The PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) 12th Congress Board issued the following statement: “The process initiated by Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s statement on February 27, and further shaped by his extensive work and multidimensional perspectives, culminated in the successful convening of our 12th Party Congress between May 5–7.
Despite ongoing clashes, aerial and ground attacks, continued siege of our regions, and the KDP embargo, our congress was held securely under challenging conditions. Due to security concerns, it was conducted simultaneously in two different locations. With the participation of 232 delegates in total, the PKK 12th Congress discussed Leadership, Martyrs, Veterans, the Organizational Structure of the PKK and Armed Struggle, and Democratic Society Building, culminating in historic decisions marking the beginning of a new era for our Freedom Movement.
All activities under the PKK name have been concluded
The Extraordinary 12th Congress evaluated that the PKK’s struggle has dismantled the policies of denial and annihilation imposed on our people, bringing the Kurdish issue to a point where it can be resolved through democratic politics. It concluded that the PKK has fulfilled its historical mission. Based on this, the 12th Congress resolved to dissolve the PKK’s organizational structure and end the armed struggle, with the implementation process to be managed and led by Leader Apo [Abdullah Öcalan]. All activities conducted under the PKK name have therefore been concluded.
Our party, the PKK, emerged as a Kurdish freedom movement in opposition to the denial and annihilation policies rooted in the Treaty of Lausanne and the 1924 Constitution. Influenced by real socialism at its inception, it embraced the principle of national self-determination and carried out a legitimate, just struggle through armed resistance. The PKK was formed under conditions dominated by aggressive Kurdish denial, annihilation, genocide, and assimilation policies.
Since 1978, the PKK has conducted a freedom struggle aimed at securing recognition for Kurdish existence and establishing the Kurdish issue as a fundamental reality of Turkey. As a result of this successful struggle, our movement achieved a resurrection revolution for our people, becoming a symbol of hope and a dignified life for the peoples of the region.
During the 1990s, a period of major gains for our people, Turkish President Turgut Özal began seeking a political solution to the Kurdish issue. In response, Leader Apo declared a ceasefire on March 17, 1993, launching a new phase. However, the collapse of real socialism, the imposition of gang-like tactics on our war strategy, and the deep state’s elimination of Özal and his team sabotaged this initiative. The state intensified its denial and annihilation policies, escalating the war. Thousands of villages were evacuated and burned; millions of Kurds were displaced; tens of thousands were tortured and imprisoned; and thousands were killed under suspicious circumstances.
In response, the Freedom Movement grew both in size and capacity. Guerrilla warfare spread across Kurdistan and Turkey. The impact of the guerrilla struggle led the Kurdish people to rise in mass uprisings (serhildans), turning war into the primary option for both sides. The resulting mutual escalation of war could not be reversed, and Leader Apo’s efforts to solve the Kurdish issue through democratic and peaceful means ultimately failed.”
Rebuilding Turkish-Kurdish relations is inevitable
The process entered a different phase with the international conspiracy of February 15, 1999. In this process, one of the main goals of the conspiracy, a Kurdish-Turkish war, was prevented thanks to the great sacrifices and efforts of Leader Apo. Despite being held in the İmralı torture and genocide system, he persisted in seeking a democratic and peaceful solution to the Kurdish issue. For 27 years, Leader Apo has resisted the İmralı system of annihilation, nullifying the international conspiracy. In his struggle, he analyzed the male-dominated, power-driven statist system and developed a paradigm for a democratic, ecological, and women’s freedom-oriented society. Thus, he materialized an alternative freedom system for our people, women, and oppressed humanity.
Leader Apo, by referring to the period before the Treaty of Lausanne and the 1924 Constitution, where Kurdish-Turkish relations became problematic, proposed a framework for resolving the Kurdish issue based on the Democratic Republic of Turkey and the concept of a Democratic Nation, founded on the idea of a Common Homeland and co-founding peoples. The Kurdish uprisings throughout the history of the Republic, the 1000-year Kurdish-Turkish dialectic, and 52 years of leadership struggle have shown that the Kurdish issue can only be resolved based on a Common Homeland and Equal Citizenship.
We announce the martyrdom of Ali Haydar Kaytan and Riza Altun
Our 12th PKK Congress, convened at the call of our leadership, has declared the martyrdom of Fuat-Ali Haydar Kaytan, one of our party’s leading cadres, who was martyred on July 3, 2018, and comrade Riza Altun, martyred on September 25, 2019. On this basis, it has recognized comrade Fuat-Ali Haydar Kaytan, one of the founding leading cadres of the PKK, as the symbol of “Loyalty to the Leader, Truth, and Sacred Life,” and comrade Riza Altun, one of Leader Apo’s first comrades, as the symbol of “Freedom Comradeship.” We dedicate our historic 12th Party Congress to these two great martyr comrades who have led us from the beginning of our Freedom Movement until today with their uninterrupted struggle. In their names, we renew our promise to all martyrs of the struggle and affirm our commitment to fulfilling the dreams of Peace and Democracy Martyr Comrade Sırrı Süreyya Önder.
