Thursday, July 02, 2015

Ocalan niece's swearing-in ceremony marks a milestone for Kurds - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Ocalan niece's swearing-in ceremony marks a milestone for Kurds

In 1991, iconic Kurdish activist Leyla Zana became the first Kurdish woman elected to Turkey’s parliament. While taking the oath, she uttered a few Kurdish words that were to alter her life. In the ensuing chain of events, Zana and several fellow Kurdish lawmakers were expelled from the legislature. She had her parliamentary immunity revoked and found herself in prison for a decade.

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