Murat Karayılan
Acting military commander (born 1954) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Murat Karayılan (Kurdish: Mirad Qarayîlan; born 5 June 1954 in Birecik, Şanlıurfa, Turkey), also nicknamed Cemal,[1] was one of the co-founders of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).[2] He became the PKK's acting leader after its original founder and leader, Abdullah Öcalan, was captured in 1999 by Turkish intelligence agents.[3] On 2014, he left the PKK leader position and was assigned as the new commander-in-chief of the PKK's armed wing, the People's Defence Forces.[4]
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Murat Karayılan | |
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Born | (1954-06-05)5 June 1954 Birecik, Şanlıurfa, Turkey |
Allegiance | Kurdistan Workers' Party |
Battles/wars | Kurdish–Turkish conflict Kurdistan Region–PKK conflict Operation Kiran |
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