Family is not a social institution that should be overthrown. But is should be transformed. The claim of ownership over women and children, handed do… - Abdullah Öcalan

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Family is not a social institution that should be overthrown. But is should be transformed. The claim of ownership over women and children, handed down from the hierarchy, should be abandoned.

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About Abdullah Öcalan

Abdullah "Apo" Öcalan (born April 4, 1949) is the founding leader of the Kurdish militant group Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). This organization is an internationalist and freedom-fighting organization fighting for the rights of the Kurdish People and a socialist independent Kurdistan. It is based on a guerrilla system based on the Revolutionary People's War Strategy.

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Alternative Names: Abdullah Ocalan Apo Öcalan
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