Osman Öcalan

Osman Öcalan
Nickname(s)Sherwan
Born1958 (1958)
Ömerli, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
Died15 November 2021(2021-11-15) (aged 62–63)
Erbil, Kurdistan Region
Allegiance Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
Years of service1978–2004
RankMilitary commander in Iraqi Kurdistan
Battles / warsKurdish–Turkish conflict

Osman Öcalan (1958 – 15 November 2021) was a Kurdish militant politician. He was the commander of the Kurdistan Workers' Party founded by his brother Abdullah Öcalan.

Öcalan died of COVID-19 on 15 November 2021 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region at the age of 63.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Brother of PKK founder Osman Ocalan dies of coronavirus". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
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