Academic: Qadir: Öcalan has become the ideology of freedom

Academic Aram Qadir stated that Öcalan has turned into a system of freedom, ideology, revolution and struggl, adding: “Turkey can’t prevent the revolution of ideology and struggle through physical isolation, or manage to hold a whole people in dungeons ."

Raperîn University Philosophy Department Faculty Member Ranya Aram Qadir spoke to RojNews about the PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan being held under aggravated isolation, the social impact of Öcalan’s ideas and what the Turkish state aims to achieve with the isolation. Qadir said: “Öcalan has turned into a system of freedom, ideology, revolution and struggle.”

Academic Ranya Aram Qadir stated that despite the isolation, Öcalan has turned into a project of ideology, revolution and struggle: “When the foundation for this revolutionary political project is prepared, individuals can always organize themselves over this foundation and build a political and revolutionary organization. We have seen this in the Rojava cantons. The Turkish state can’t prevent the revolution of ideology and struggle through physical isolation and they can’t achieve their goals.”

“ÖCALAN HAS BECOME THE IDEOLOGY OF FREEDOM”

Aram Qadir continued: “The Turkish state saw that the defenses Öcalan wrote in the dungeons would once again be the catalyst of revolution. They saw that the writings would constitute a great foundation for revolution. That is why they started to ban them. But they have certainly failed. Because as we say, Öcalan has become a system of freedom, ideology, revolution and struggle. He has become an ideology of freedom. We have a project, and we have free thought.”

Aram Qadir mentioned the aggravated isolation imposed upon Öcalan and said: “At this point, whether Öcalan is physically in the dungeon or not, his ideas are free. Öcalan has achieved great results. If the Turkish state thinks they can keep a whole people in dungeons and end their revolution, they are sorely mistaken.”

“ÖCALAN’S PROJECTS BECAME PROJECTS OF ALL OF HUMANITY”

Aram Qadir pointed out that Öcalan’s ideas have spread throughout the world and continued: “Öcalan’s projects have become the projects of all of humanity. They have turned into widespread projects among various peoples. Especially democratic confederalism and the democratic nation framework have spread immensely. These theses grow constantly.”

Aram Qadir said the Turkish stae aims to defeat the revolution of the freedom idea and form a terror list in its place: “They implemented this especially after the capitalistic process in Rojava. This view of Turkey garnered a lot of support. They received help in forming the terror list. This terror list was used to fracture some revolutionary forces. That happened on the demand of the Turkish state to have revolutionary forces defined as terrorists. So, we need to tell the world that these are not terrorist forces but revolutionaries, which has been achieved to a certain point. Like in Rojavayê Kurdistan. Now there is a new approach and a new idea in Europe regarding the Kurdish issue. And Turkey without a doubt does not like this.”

Aram Qadir concluded his speech with a call for care in promoting Öcalan’s ideas to the whole world: “In this sense, we must hold civilian demonstrations and let the international public know Öcalan’s works, we must spread the writings in other languages. We must work to spread Öcalan’s project and views throughout the international public. We must tell the whole world that we are a democratic, civilian and revolutionary force. Demonstrations like this must continue in Europe and everywhere.”