What is Osman Öcalan?
{{Infobox military person | name = Osman Öcalan | image =Osman Öcalan (cropped).jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{birth year|1958}} | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|11|15|1958|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Ömerli, Şanlıurfa|Ömerli]], [[Şanlıurfa Province|Şanlıurfa]], [[Turkey]] | death_place = [[Erbil]], [[Kurdistan Region]] | religion = | nickname = Ferhat | allegiance = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (1978-1995).svg}} [[Kurdistan Workers' Party]] (PKK) | serviceyears = 1978–2004 | rank = Military commander in [[Iraqi Kurdistan]] | unit = | commands = | battles = [[Kurdish–Turkish conflict]] | awards = | laterwork = }} '''Osman Öcalan''' (1958 – 15 November 2021) was a [[Turkish people|Turkish]] [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] [[Militant (word)|militant]] [[politician]] He was the commander of the [[Kurdistan Workers' Party]]. Öcalan died of [[COVID-19]] on 15 November 2021 in [[Erbil]], [[Kurdistan Region]] at the age of 63.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brother of PKK founder Osman Ocalan dies of coronavirus.|url=https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/15112021?fbclid=IwAR14Gy_kT-QuK9_SA2bUG79vYM5rGs-5lcutz4VSQN28VhsnB-9gq5Q13gA|access-date=2021-11-15|website=www.rudaw.net}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ocalan, Osman}} [[Category:1958 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Turkish military people]] [[Category:Kurdish activists]] {{bio-stub}}