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Prison Writings Series

12 primary works • 12 total works
Abdullah Öcalan wrote thirteen books in prison, twelve of which are published. The thirteenth never saw the light of day since it was confiscated by the prison authorities.

All of the twelve books either have been translated into English or are in the process of being translated.

Book 1

The Roots of Civilisation
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4.46 · 92 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 2001 · 13 editions
Abdullah Ocalan was the most wanted man in Turkey …

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    Book 2

    The PKK and the Kurdish Question in the 21st Century
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    4.36     · 59 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2001 · 15 editions
    In his second book, Abdullah Öcalan applies the po…

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    Book 3

    The Road Map to Negotiations
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    4.46     · 35 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2011 · 11 editions
    The Road Map to Negotiations is an extraordinary d…

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    Manifesto for a Democratic Civilization, Volume I - Civilization: The Age of Masked Gods and Disguised Kings
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    4.24     · 128 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2009 · 20 editions
    Considering the circumstances under which the book…

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    Capitalism, The Age of Unmasked Gods and Naked Kings. Manifesto for a Democratic Civilization, Volume II
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    4.50     · 46 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2008 · 14 editions
    El presente libro es el segundo tomo de los cinco …

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    The Sociology of Freedom: Manifesto of the Democratic Civilization, Volume III
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    4.27     · 60 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2009 · 11 editions
    When scientific socialism, which for many years wa…

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    Ortadoğu'da Uygarlik Krizi ve Demokratik Uygarlık Çözümü
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    4.58     · 19 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2010 · 3 editions
    "Savunmamın bu bölümünde Ortadoğu kültürünü irdeli…

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    Kürt sorunu ve Demokratik Ulus Çözümü
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    4.36     · 64 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2012 · 5 editions
    Kitap toplam yedi bölümden oluşuyor:

    Birinci bölüm…

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    Beyond State, Power, and Violence
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    4.19     · 42 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2004 · 13 editions
    After the dissolution of the PKK (Kurdistan Worker…

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    Urfa - Segen und Fluch einer Stadt
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    4.67     · 6 Ratings · published 2001 · 3 editions
    Heimat Abrahams, multikulturelle Region seit Jahrt…

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    Özgür İnsan Savunması
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    4.67     · 36 Ratings · published 2003 · 8 editions
    Dieses Buch ist sowohl ein zeithistorisches Dokume…

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    Declaration on the Democratic Solution of the Kurdish Question
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    4.00     · 14 Ratings · published 1999 · 7 editions
    This book contains Öcalan's groundbreaking defense…

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