Interviews
Recent interviews with the Co-Presidency of the KCK Executive Council, and further Members of the KCK Executive Council about the latest developments in Kurdistan, the Middle East and the world.
In this in-depth interview, Duran Kalkan, member of the KCK Executive Council, talks about the latest concrete developments in the contested areas of Zap and Metina and the role played by the KDP and the Iraqi state, as well as ISIS mercenaries deployed by the Turkish state. Kalkan also addresses the spread of misinformation and evaluates the attacks on Syrian refugees in Turkey. He also addresses other topics such as the relationship between Erdogan and Assad, as well as the situation of the Kurdish peoples leader, Abdullah Ocalan...
Excerpt from a comprehensive interview with Zilar Stêrk, member of the KCK Executive Council. She deals in detail with the question of the significance of the self-sacrificing action of Zeyneb Kinaci (nom de guerre: Zilan) then, as well as today. She also emphasizes that the struggle that Zilan carried out for the Kurdish peoples leader Abdullah Ocalan back then is needed today more urgently than ever...
In this conclusive interview Mustafa Karasu, member of the KCK Executive Council, initially addresses the topic of the fires in northern Kurdistan that have been deliberately provoked by the Turkish state. Alongside this, he also talks about the pseudo-debate surrounding 'normalization' in Turkey and analyses the actually necessary attitude of the democratic forces in Turkey at the moment. In addition to the massive increase in the use of poison gas by the Turkish military, Karasu also assesses a number of other important issues, like the global campaign for the physical freedom of Kurdish peoples leader Abdullah Ocalan...
In an interview with Sabri Ok, member of the KCK Executive Council, he answers questions related to the recent European elections, the discourse of Turkey's domestic political situation, and the global campaign for the freedom of the Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Ocalan. He also discusses the current military situation, with a particular focus on Iraq's stance...
In this in-depth interview, Besê Hozat, co-chair of the KCK Executive Council, discusses, among several other topics, the current situation in Turkey and Northern Kurdistan in detail. She describes the guerrilla resistance in North and South Kurdistan and explains the importance of the struggle against ecocide and feminicide...
Comprehensive interview with member of the KCK Executive Council, Duran Kalkan. He answers questions regarding the struggle for the physical freedom of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Ocalan, the recent shooting down of several Turkish UCAVs, and the domestic political situation in Turkey. Kalkan also addresses, among other topics, how the Turkish government is trampling on the will of the people and what the role of the youth is...
Summarizing interview with a member of the KCK Ecology Committee on the occasion of June 5, which has been regarded as World Ecology Day since 1972. The interview deals with the climate crisis, where it comes from and who is responsible for it. In addition, on behalf of the Ecology Committee, a self-critical analysis is made of the shortcomings in the struggle for an ecological solution to date and the perspectives for the future...
In this interview, Mustafa Karasu, member of the KCK Executive Council, evaluates the struggle for the freedom of the Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, he also points out the shortcomings of the democratic opposition in Turkey, how a parallel state similar to that of the 1990s is developing in the Turkish state and how the Kobane Trials should be understood. Karasu also assesses the struggle in the Medya Defense Zones and takes a clear stance on the Israel-Hamas war...
In this extensive interview, Besê Hozat, co-chair of the KCK Executive Council, goes into detail about the situation of the opposition both inside and outside the state and analyses the tasks and dangers that lie ahead of them. She also talks about the situation of the Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Ocalan and the significance of the month of May...
Second part of the broad interview with Cemil Bayik, co-chair of the KCK Executive Council were he talks in detail about the role of Kurdish youth and, above all, about their responsibility in the fight against the special war being waged in Kurdistan. Cemil Bayik also goes into detail about the importance of the struggle against the exploitation and plunder of nature and, finally, he explains why the KDP is campaigning for the elections to be delayed and what interests it is currently pursuing...