''one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter'' Abdullah Öcalan is a Kurdish-Turkish revolutionary who has been fighting for Kurds to achieve equal rights since the 1970s. He started the PKK a communist party which goal is either the achievement of equal rights for the Kurdish peoples or a separate Kurdish state. He spent much of his life on the run from the Turkish government who sought to end his rebellion. His followers largely make up the Syrian faction Rojava or the SDF, one of the major factions of the Syrian Civil war. This episode focuses on Rojava and their many conflicts with Turkey which would eventually lead Turkey into the Syrian Civil war. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/abriefhistory?fan_landing=true)