NEWS CENTER - Stating that the PKK, which was given a life expectancy of 6 hours after its first armed action, has continued its existence for 45 years,  Kurdish politician Fuat Kav said: "The paradigm put forward by Abdullah Öcalan has affected the whole world, especially the Middle East."

 

After the Treaty of Lausanne, the Kurds, whose geography was divided by the imperialist powers led by Britain, have been resisting the policies of destruction and denial for a century. The resistance was bloodily suppressed in Sheikh Said, Agirî, Zilan and Dersim. The foundations of a new organisation were laid with the last meeting of 6 people held by Abdullah Öcalan at Ankara's Çubuk Dam in 1973 Newroz. On November 27, 1978, Öcalan and his friends announced the name of the organisation they founded in the Fis village of Lice: the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

 

The organization, which is seen as the beginning of a new era, carried out its first armed action in Sêrt's Dihê (Eruh) and Colemêrg's Şemzînan (Şemdinli) districts on August 15, 1984. The PKK, who was described as "3-5 marauders, thieves, bandits" by the government officials of the period, was given a life of 6 hours. Afterwards, this time increased to 72, then to 1 week. Süleyman Soylu, who has been serving as the Minister of Interior since 2015, has promised to "end the PKK" at least 41 times since he took office. However, the PKK, which had a life expectancy of 6 hours, continued its existence for 45 years. While governments that promised to "end it" left, the paradigm put forward by Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the PKK, was embraced by millions.

 

Journalist and politician Fuat Kav, who was imprisoned for 20 years for the PKK main case, made evaluations about the exit process of the PKK and its aftermath.

 

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PKK

 

Pointing out that there have been many rebellions and uprisings from the past to the present because the geography of Kurdistan is seen as a colony, Kav said: "The Kurds have never bowed down in a 100-year period. After the 1938 Dersim rebellion was suppressed, there was a great silence in Kurdistan until 1973. At that time, the will of the Kurdish people was broken in a sense and an empire of fear was created. The Kurdish people somehow continued to exist. They maintained their language, traditions and culture; however, "As a people, as a nation was completely buried in the grave. During the period of political awakening in Turkey, the resistance in Vietnam, and the active struggle of the 68 youth, there was still silence in Kurdistan. When we came to 1973, President Apo said that 'Kurdistan is a colony, the Kurdish people must be liberated'. He formed his group in Çubuk Dam. The PKK's first emergence coincides with this period. We know this as the first period, which is the ideological period. It is considered as a process of research, examination, and creation of theoretical theses."

 

THE DIFFERENCE OF PKK MEMBERS

 

Noting that the emergence of the PKK represents a "historical process" for the Kurds, Kava said: "The PKK emerged in a different way, ideologically, politically, organisationally and strategically. Although there were Kurdistani organisations, parties, institutions and associations in the previous processes, there was no change in the status of Kurdistan. What the PKK revealed represents a new birth for the people of Kurdistan. The lifestyles and thoughts of the PKK cadres were also different from the others. Öcalan's words that 'Every PKK member has to be like an apostle', PKK cadres do not act like other organisation cadres. The PKK would be like Kawa, Freedom Road, and DDKD. Or it would be like the revolutionary movements in Turkey. Therefore, the construction of the PKK meant both the emergence of a new ideology and the emergence of a new politics for the people of Kurdistan."

 

PURPOSE OF LIQUIDATION

 

Stating that from the moment the PKK first emerged, it has targeted the feudal lords, landlords and lords on whom the state maintains its existence locally, and that is why they want to be liquidated, Kava said: "For example, Haki Karer was murdered in Dilok on May 18, 1977. Halil Çavgun was murdered again in 1978. Karer was murdered by an agent group called Stêrka Sor. He was the closest person to President Apo. More importantly, he was a non-Kurdish, Black Sea friend. The PKK was developing gradually, reaching a certain point. It became an authoritarian force among the youth, in Antep, Elazığ and Urfa, where mostly students were concentrated. While this struggle was developing, the September 12 coup took place. The PKK had made itself an authoritarian power in Kurdistan in the September 12 coup. Kenan Evren also said that when he went to the South East Anatolian region, the state had no authority. The PKK has come to the fore more and has become an authority.  The aim of the coup was to liquidate the PKK."

 

WHY WAS IT NOT LIQUIDATED?

 

Stating that the main reasons for the disappearance of the PKK are its ideology, tactics and strategy, Kava said that Öcalan said that he need to form such a staff that these cadres should think about the Kurdish people from morning to night. It is necessary to build a cadre that has completely indexed itself to the revolution, not individualism, and that has taken the form of freedom into a way of life. These are the basic principles that make the PKK undefeated."

 

IMPACT ON ROJAVA REVOLUTION

 

Stating that PKK is a movement that takes current, medium and long-term planning into account, determines its friends and enemies accordingly, organizes its own organization accordingly, and shapes its staff, education, politics and diplomacy accordingly, Kav said: "The PKK affected the region in later processes for these reasons. After all, the Rojava revolution and the Middle East were affected by the PKK. The world was affected by the PKK. The Rojava revolution is the result of a movement that continues the PKK's development process uninterruptedly. We can see easily.”

 

'JIN, JIYAN, AZADI' PHILOSOPHY

 

Stating that a new life is being built in Northern and Eastern Syria with Öcalan's paradigm and that it has inspired people in many countries, Kava said: "Today Rojava may be another place in the Middle East tomorrow. It could be Iran. Today, not only in Iran and the Middle East. People all over the world are marching with the slogan 'jin, jiyan, azadi'. They are chanting slogans of revolution and revolting under the leadership of women. President Apo speaks of 'jin, jiyan, azadi' in his defense. This slogan expresses the freedom of women."