Duran Kalkan
Duran Kalkan is a senior commander of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a group that has engaged in an armed struggle against the Turkish state for decades. Recently, he warned that the ruling Turkish government, led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is not genuinely seeking a peaceful solution to the Kurdish issue, but rather aims to dominate and eliminate Kurdish political aspirations.
Born on Jan 01, 1960 (65 years old)
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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3.00 | 0.05% | +0% | 67,886,011 | 36,685 | $2,700,000 | 1,459$ |
| Serbia | 1 | 4.00 | 0.03% | +0% | 8,737,371 | 2,679 | $55,000 | 17$ |
| Turkey | 1 | 5.00 | 0.03% | +0% | 84,339,067 | 27,798 | $720,000 | 237$ |
| Totals | 4 | 160,962,449 | 67,162 | $3,475,000 | 1,713$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
Recent Mentions
Turkey:
Duran Kalkan is referenced as a leader in the PKK.
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Serbia:
Kalkan is a senior PKK commander who criticized the ruling AKP party's intentions.
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United Kingdom:
Duran Kalkan, a senior PKK commander, stated that Turkey's ruling party was not looking for a solution.
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United Kingdom:
Last week a senior PKK commander, Duran Kalkan, warned that the ruling AKP was not looking for a solution but to 'take over, destroy and annihilate'.
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