During her years in high school, she was influenced by Abdullah Ocalan, who published articles in the Ozgur Halk newspaper under the pen name 'Ali Firat.'[1] In 1994, she joined the PKK in the mountains of Tunceli Province, taking the name Bese Hozat.[4] the name of the wife of Seyid Riza, the leader of the Dersim rebellion.[4]