CENTRAL NEWS
The 71st birthday of the Peoples’ Leader Abdullah Ocalan was celebrated locally in small groups this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic, rather than the traditional mass celebrations flaunted in every Kurdish city and especially in Riha’s Amara village where the Leader was born.
While the birth of the Peoples’ Leader represents an historical development in the revival and independence of the Kurdish people, the ideology of the Peoples’ Leader which was pyshicallised in the body of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) carries great meaning.
In this universalised ideology, the long road to freedom was built not only for the Kurds, but for women, children, youth, the Middle East and North Africa region, spreading as far as Europe and even further to the rest of the globe. On this basis, the birth of the Peoples’ Leader means hope for the forgotten fractions of society.
COLÊMERG
Young women in Colemêrg, Wan, Gever and Mûş planted seedlings on the occasion of Öcalan’s birthday, the People’s Leader.
ŞIRNEX
Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and HDP Youth Assembly celebrated the 71st birthday of People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan in Cizîra Botan and Silopiya districts of Şirnex. During the celebration, the slogan “Rojbûna te pîroz be ey Serokê me” was chanted.
WAN
In Wan, Northern Kurdistan, the youth celebrated the 71st birthday of People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan by going out on the streets. In the Xaçort and Suphan neighborhoods of Wan, young people celebrated with fireworks, by setting up barricades, and by chanting slogans.
The young people reacted to the invading Turkish police who attempted to intervene to celebrations with stones, sound bombs and fireworks and continued their celebration until late.
ISTANBUL
HDP Youth Assembly members in Arnavutköy and Başakşehir districts of Istanbul celebrated April 4 with the slogans of “Rojbna te pîroz be ey Serokê” (Happy Birthday Leader) and songs sung for Öcalan, the Peoples Leader.
CIZÎRA BOTAN
The people of Cizîra Botan celebrated the birth of the Peoples’ Leader with cakes and traditional dances. Songs composed for the Peoples’ Leader were sung.
SİLÊMANÎ
Ciwanên Welatparêz (Patriotic Youth) and Jinên Ciwanên Tekoşer (Struggling Young Women) celebrated by planting saplings on the occasion of the birthday of People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan. Young people planted 71 seedlings as symbols.
Speaking at the celebration, Beritan Zagros said the following regarding the importance of April 4: “We are planting seedlings on Leader APO’s birthday. Happy birthday to Leader APO, to the Kurdish people and all peoples.
Speaking at the celebration, Ciwanên Welat Parez member Aso Hîwa said, “I congratulate the birthday of Rêber Apo. Especially as the Kurdish people, we should embrace Leader APO. Today, Leader APO is the biggest worker of the Kurdish people’s achievements.
Stating that the Kurdish woman met herself through Leader APO, Silava Bahaddin said: “As a result of the great efforts of Leader APO, the Kurdish woman was able to reveal herself and her essence. And thanks to this, it has reached the point we are at today. By participating in the struggle that he started, he has become recognizable in the world today. ”
