Murat Karayılan
Acting military commander of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)
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- Momentum1.6
- Turkey rank#250
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Updated 2026-06-22
Murat Karayılan, also nicknamed Cemal, is one of the co-founders of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). He became the PKK's acting leader after its original founder and leader, Abdullah Öcalan, was captured in 1999 by Turkish intelligence agents. In 2014, he left the PKK leader position and was assigned as the new commander-in-chief of the PKK's armed wing, the People's Defence Forces.
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Momentum1.6
Historical16.9
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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- Murat KarayılanLow confidencewikipedia · tr.wikipedia.org
- مراد قرايلانLow confidencewikipedia · ar.wikipedia.org
- Murad KarayılanLow confidencewikipedia · az.wikipedia.org
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