In the early 1970s he studied at Faculty of Literature of Hacettepe University. Influenced by the revolutionary movement led by Abdullah Öcalan, he left the university.[2]
In 1972, living together with Haki Karer in the same house, they received Öcalan after he was released from Mamak prison.[3] At the foundation meeting of the PKK in November 1978, he was elected a member of the central committee.
He was arrested in Batman in 1979 and imprisoned in the Diyarbakir Prison.[2] During his trial he declared that the PKK would begin a peoples revolt when the time was right.[4] While on hunger strike in prison, he was asked by the head of prison "Don't you love life, Kemal?" and famously answered: "We love life so much we are prepared to die for it."[5] He died due to a hunger strike in 1982.[3]
^Eray Çaylı (2015). "Diyarbakır's "witness sites" and discourses". In Zeynep Gambetti; Joost Jongerden (eds.). The Kurdish Issue in Turkey: A Spatial Perspective. Routledge. p. 84. ISBN978-1-138-82415-7.
^ abOrhan, Mehmet (2016). Political Violence and Kurds in Turkey: Fragmentations, Mobilizations, Participations & Repertoires. Routledge. p. 113. ISBN9781317420439.
^ abJongerden, Joost (2012). "The Kurdistan Workers Party and a New Left in Turkey: Analysis of the revolutionary movement in Turkey through the PKK's memorial text on Haki Karer". edepot.wur.nl. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
^Casier, Marlies; Jongerden, Joost (13 September 2010). Nationalisms and Politics in Turkey: Political Islam, Kemalism and the Kurdish Issue. Routledge. p. 131. ISBN9781136938672.
^Ali Kemal Özcan (2006). Turkey's Kurds: A Theoretical Analysis of the PKK and Abdullah Ocalan. Routledge. ISBN0-415-36687-9.
^Topçu, Özlem (18 June 2015). "Türkei-Wahl: Ein Deutscher gegen Erdoğan". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
January 01, 1970
kemal, also, known, kemal, 1952, güzeloluk, gümüşhane, province, september, 1982, diyarbakır, turkey, turkish, marxist, leninist, revolutionary, ethnically, turkish, founders, kurdistan, workers, party, born1952, 1952, güzeloluk, gümüşhane, province, turkeydie. Kemal Pir also known as Laz Kemal 1952 in Guzeloluk Gumushane Province 7 September 1982 in Diyarbakir Turkey was a Turkish Marxist Leninist revolutionary and one of the ethnically Turkish founders of the Kurdistan Workers Party 1 Kemal PirBorn1952 1952 Guzeloluk Gumushane Province TurkeyDiedSeptember 7 1982 1982 09 07 aged 29 30 Diyarbakir Diyarbakir Province TurkeyCause of deathHunger strikeOther namesLaz KemalAlma materAnkara UniversityPolitical partyKurdistan Workers Party In the early 1970s he studied at Faculty of Literature of Hacettepe University Influenced by the revolutionary movement led by Abdullah Ocalan he left the university 2 In 1972 living together with Haki Karer in the same house they received Ocalan after he was released from Mamak prison 3 At the foundation meeting of the PKK in November 1978 he was elected a member of the central committee He was arrested in Batman in 1979 and imprisoned in the Diyarbakir Prison 2 During his trial he declared that the PKK would begin a peoples revolt when the time was right 4 While on hunger strike in prison he was asked by the head of prison Don t you love life Kemal and famously answered We love life so much we are prepared to die for it 5 He died due to a hunger strike in 1982 3 His nephew Ziya Pir is a politician of the HDP 6 References edit Eray Cayli 2015 Diyarbakir s witness sites and discourses In Zeynep Gambetti Joost Jongerden eds The Kurdish Issue in Turkey A Spatial Perspective Routledge p 84 ISBN 978 1 138 82415 7 a b Orhan Mehmet 2016 Political Violence and Kurds in Turkey Fragmentations Mobilizations Participations amp Repertoires Routledge p 113 ISBN 9781317420439 a b Jongerden Joost 2012 The Kurdistan Workers Party and a New Left in Turkey Analysis of the revolutionary movement in Turkey through the PKK s memorial text on Haki Karer edepot wur nl pp 8 9 Retrieved 16 January 2019 Casier Marlies Jongerden Joost 13 September 2010 Nationalisms and Politics in Turkey Political Islam Kemalism and the Kurdish Issue Routledge p 131 ISBN 9781136938672 Ali Kemal Ozcan 2006 Turkey s Kurds A Theoretical Analysis of the PKK and Abdullah Ocalan Routledge ISBN 0 415 36687 9 Topcu Ozlem 18 June 2015 Turkei Wahl Ein Deutscher gegen Erdogan Die Zeit in German ISSN 0044 2070 Retrieved 16 January 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kemal Pir amp oldid 1211249403, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
