Şemdin Sakık
Kurdistan Workers' Party militant (born 1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Şemdin Sakık (born Muş Province, Turkey 1959), nicknamed Semo[2] or Parmaksiz Zeki (fingerless Zeki) for having lost a finger while firing a rocket,[1] is a former commander of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)'s military forces. He is best known for ordering the May 24, 1993 PKK ambush. He has been imprisoned since his capture in Iraqi Kurdistan by Turkish forces in 1998, shortly after his defection to the Kurdistan Democratic Party. He was a key witness in the Ergenekon trials.
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Şemdin Sakık | |
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Nickname(s) | Parmaksiz Zeki, Semo |
Born | 1959 (age 64–65)[1] Turkey |
Allegiance | Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) |
Years of service | 1980–1998 |
Rank | Military commander |
Battles/wars | Kurdish–Turkish conflict |
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