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Thousands of Kurds gather in Turkiye to demand release of PKK leader

Low Severity Asia Turkey
Date Occurred Jun 29, 2026 05:16 UTC
Event Type General News
Source Al Jazeera
Recorded Jun 29, 2026
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Thousands of Kurds in Turkiye rallied to demand the release of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners.

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Region Asia
Capital Ankara
Population 4,919,074
GDP / Capita $6700.0
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Event Metadata
  • ID #12043
  • Type General News
  • Region Asia
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Jun 29, 2026
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