Kurdish guerillas have fought for many years against the Turkish government for independence and the right to use their language, with little success. In 199?, the Turkish government had a major victory when it abducted [Abdullah Ocalan]?, the leader of the [Kurdistan Workers Party]? (PKK), one of the groups fighting for Kurdish rights. Turkey then placed him on trial for treason and sentenced him to death. |
Kurdish guerillas have fought for many years against the Turkish government for independence and the right to use their language, with little success. In 199?, the Turkish government had a major victory when it abducted [Abdullah Ocalan]?, the leader of the [Kurdistan Workers Party]? (PKK), one of the groups fighting for Kurdish rights and independence. Turkey then placed him on trial for treason and sentenced him to death. |