Interviews

First part of an interview with Cemil Bayik, co-chair of the KCK Executive Council, in which he talks, among other things, about the importance and the results so far of the struggle within the framework of the global campaign for the physical freedom of Rêber Apo and the solution of the Kurdish question. Bayik also elaborates on how the Turkish state is currently trying to stir up false hope for a supposed peace process, while on the other hand the genocidal war continues and intensifies...

In-depth interview with Sozdar Avesta, member of the Presidential Council of the KCK, with a focus on what the current developments in Syria mean for the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and the responsibility of women in particular as pioneers of the struggle for democracy and freedom. Avesta also talks about the global campaign for the physical freedom of peoples leader Abdullah Ocalan and gives a New Year message...

Conclusive interview with Duran Kalkan, member of the KCK Executive Council, on the developments in Syria, where the country is heading now, and what impact the current developments have on the forces involved. Kalkan also talks about what the changes mean for Iraq, gives a retrospective on the year that is coming to an end, and provides an outlook for an intensive new year of struggle in 2025...

An extensive elaboration by Duran Kalkan, member of the KCK Executive Council, of the current far-reaching changes in the balance of power in the Middle East, as result of a process that has been going on for 35 years. Kalkan talks about the different interests of the hegemonic powers in this Third World War and what this means for the struggle for freedom of the peoples...

Comprehensive interview with Mustafa Karasu, member of the KCK Executive Council, on the latest developments in the context of the Third World War, with a special focus on the developments in Syria. Karasu also talks specifically about the responsibilities to protect the achievements of the Kurds and to find a solution to the Kurdish question...

Comprehensive interview with Sabri Ok, member of the KCK Executive Council, who talks at length about the meaning of the resumption of the war in Syria, and also about the interests of the hegemonic forces on the one hand, and those of the peoples on the other. Ok also assesses the possible way out for Turkey in particular, and the Middle East in general, which lies in the solution of the Kurdish question and the corresponding democratization...

Comprehensive conversation with Besê Hozat, co-presidency of the KCK Executive Council, regarding the currently developing events in the context of the Third World War, which finds its current center in Syria in the Middle East. Hozat talks about several other topics, exposing the genocidal policies pursued by the fascist Turkish government on the one hand and talking about the need for resistance and self-governance of the peoples on the other...

An in-depth conversation with Duran Kalkan, member of the KCK Executive Council, on the occasion of the 46th anniversary of the founding of the PKK. Kalkan also talks compactly about the developments of the war in Kurdistan, as well as the general perspectives in the third world war, and about the new colonialist attacks of the Turkish state in Northern Kurdistan through the appointment of trustees in several municipalities...

Second half of the interview with Duran Kalkan, member of the Executive Council of the KCK. Kalkan touches on a wide range of topics, including the developments of the modern and professional guerrilla, as well as the developments in the context of the Third World War. He also elaborates on the pioneering role of women and youth in the struggle for liberation and democracy, as well as the new internationalism...

First part of an in-depth interview with Duran Kalkan, member of the KCK Executive Council, on the occasion of the 46th anniversary of the founding of the PKK. Kalkan talks at length about how the ability to change has enabled the PKK to continue to strengthen itself over the decades despite the most adverse circumstances, the importance of revolutionary leadership and, also on the occasion of the international day against violence against women, the importance of the women's liberation struggle in the general struggle for democracy and freedom...