Interviews

Excerpt from an interview with Mirkhan Karker, Member of the KCK Committee for Peoples and Beliefs, in which he talks in detail about the (historical) attempts of the Turkish state to spread treason in Kurdish society and the democratic society of Turkey through contra organizations, particularly Hizbulkontra and HUDA PAR...

In this conclusive interview, Duran Kalkan, Member of the KCK Executive Council, talks about the current alliance policy in the genocidal war against the Kurdish people, as well as the importance of peace and the need to stand up against ecocide. At the end of the interview, Kalkan also calls for broad participation in the upcoming Kurdish cultural festival...

In this comprehensive interview, Mustafa Karasu, Member of the KCK Executive Council, goes into detail about, among other topics, the sociocide implied in Kurdistan and, in this context, elaborates the importance of art and culture for a vibrant society. He also talks about the significance of the formation of the Kurdish guerrilla at the time for the prison resistance, analyzes the weaknesses of the current Turkish opposition and reacts to Mahmoud Abbas' speech in the Turkish parliament. Karasu also talks about the current war and assesses the role of the Iraqi state in particular...

In this in-depth interview, Besê Hozat, co-presidency of the KCK Executive Council, discusses the developments of the global campaign for physical freedom of Kurdish peoples leader Abdullah Ocalan and the 40th anniversary of the beginning of the armed struggle for freedom. She evaluates the decision of the Iraqi state to ban three legal parties, particularly the party of the Êzidis, and also generally evaluates the role of the Iraqi state in this war. In addition to assessing the ecocide and cultural genocide carried out by the Turkish state, Hozat also evaluates in detail the current developments that point to an expansion of the war in the Middle East...

In this extensive interview Duran Kalkan, member of the KCK Executive Council, he assesses the tenth anniversary of the genocide of the Êzidis in Shengal and the fortieth anniversary of the beginning of the armed struggle for freedom. He also evaluates in detail the fascist attacks in Turkey and Northern Kurdistan, and assesses the developments in the Middle East in the wake of the killing of Ismail Haniyeh. Finally, Kalkan discusses the new Iranian government and evaluates the 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadî' resistance in view of its approaching second anniversary...

Excerpt from a speech by Sozdar Avesta, member of the Presidential Council of the KCK, in which she speaks in detail about the 75th ferman, the genocide of the Êzidis (Yazidis) in 2014, and discusses the effects that can still be felt today, as well as the responsibilities that still lay ahead...

In this conclusive interview Cemil Bayik, co-chair of the KCK Executive Council, answers about the campaign for the physical freedom of Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Ocalan, which recently made headlines because 69 Nobel Prize winners publicly announced their support, and Bayik also discusses developments at various levels in the Turkish state's war of aggression and assesses the geopolitical situation in the Middle East. Last but not least, he also speaks about the ecocide carried out by the state in Kurdistan...

Comprehensive interview with Mustafa Karasu, member of the KCK Executive Council on the new information regarding the isolation being imposed on Leader Abdullah Ocalan and concessions with the Turkish state. Mustafa Karasu evaluates a variety of topics, ranging from the ongoing war in Kurdistan, the involvement of the Iraqi state in Turkish concepts and the stance of the Syrian regime...

In this comprehensive interview Besê Hozat, co-chair of the KCK Executive Council, answers questions regarding Erdogan's foreign policy endeavors, including the relationship between him and Assad, the developments in the war in southern Kurdistan and in particular the role of Iraq in the Turkish war concept, as well as the significance of July 14. Among other topics, Hozat talks above all about the games the Turkish state is trying to play with Rêber Apo as the representative of the Kurdish people...

In this excerpt of an interview with Sozdar Avesta, member of the Presidential Council of the KCK, talks about the historical significance of the resistance of July 14. In addition, she analyses the guerrilla resistance and, in particular, the threat to Southern Kurdistan from Turkish attacks and the betrayal by the Barzani family. Among other things, Avesta also goes into detail about the situation of the Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Ocalan and the responsibility of women in the revolution...