Öcalan and the Kurdish Question

Öcalan and the Kurdish Question (2015)

February 13th, 20150h 52min

Documentary
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Overview

Kurdistan, partitioned between Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria, could play a major role in a torn Middle East. But who are the Kurds? What influence do they have? Who exactly is Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party? An enlightening investigation by Luis Miranda.


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