The PKK’s founding, known to the Kurdish people as the “Festival of Resistance”, is being celebrated with enthusiasm in the mountains of Kurdistan. Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla Nucan Mazlum spoke to ANF on the occasion of the PKK’s 47th anniversary.
She said: “My name is Nucan Mazlum. I am from Eastern Kurdistan. I have known the Party since my childhood. How did I join the PKK? My family was patriotic and involved in the struggle. As both a child of the Kurdish people and as a woman, when we look at the historical reality of the Kurds, my family, too, was affected. I came to know the Party’s struggle through students. I am a child of that era. I was curious about the students—who they were, how they joined, and where they came from. I was always a child in search of something.”
Guerrilla Mazlum added: “As a woman, I always had my own questions and pursuits. Throughout history, women have always been belittled; yet in the Party they became revolutionaries, took the lead, and fought. As a woman, this captivated me. I said, ‘I can join too.’ The mentality that exists in society was never acceptable to me.
When one speaks of the PKK, it cannot be described in a single word. Yes, it is a name, but within that name there is a revival that grows each day. The PKK has become a light for humanity to walk this path. When we look at Kurdish history, uprisings, and the massacres endured, we see that all those uprisings failed because their leaders could not achieve unity among the Kurds.”
Guerrilla Mazlum continued: “Now the PKK is leading the world. The PKK may no longer exist as a name, but it has become a revival for the Kurds. We first congratulate this revival to Leader Apo [Abdullah Öcalan], our pioneering martyrs, our people, and all of humanity.
It is true that the PKK has been dissolved; however, it has left behind a great legacy. It created a profound struggle and an idea. Based on this idea and on fraternity, we will build a free society able to live in unity. As Leader Apo’s devoted followers and as children of this people, we will build a communal society not only for the Kurdish people but for all peoples.”
Guerrilla Mazlum ended her remarks by underlining that “leader Öcalan says that women and young people are the vanguards of this process. This society will live rooted in its own foundations. Women will also find their own truth in this society and will take the lead. Our struggle is not for a name or a flag, but for the liberation of humanity.
We will carry out the ongoing struggle with all our strength. On this basis, we once again celebrate this day for all humanity.”