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Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Öcalan is charged with treason in Ankara, Turkey.

Historical image related to Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Öcalan is charged with treason in Ankara, Turkey. from February 23, 1999

Kurds

Iranic ethnic group

Kurds, or the Kurdish people, are an Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syria. Consisting of 30–45 million people, the global Kurdish…
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Abdullah Öcalan

Founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)

Abdullah Öcalan, also known as Apo, is a founding member of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
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Treason

Crime of betraying one's country

Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance. This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its diplomats, its officials, or its secret…
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Ankara

Capital of Turkey

Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center and 5,864,049 in Ankara Province. Ankara is Turkey's second-largest city by population after…
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