At the Kongra-Gêl congress held from the 30 June to the 5 July 2013, Bese Hozat and Cemil Bayik, were elected as the co-chairs of the Executive Council of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK),[5] replacing Murat Karayılan. The KCK is an umbrella organization that includes the PKK. Bese Hozat's election as the first woman in a leadership position in the KCK was seen as strengthening the women's movement within it.