Polat Can

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Polat Can
بولات جان
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Polat Can in December 2019
Personal details
Born1980
Kobanî, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
ResidenceRojava
ProfessionPolitician
Website www.polatcan.info

Polat Can, officially named Ahmad Mohammad, [1] (born 1980) is a Kurdish political activist from Syria. He is one of the founders and main commanders of the People's Defense Units (YPG), [2] and serves as the organization's official spokesperson. [3] He also serves as the coalition commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces.

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He is also a journalist and writer, author of a literary production in Kurdish, Arabic and Turkish.

Biography

Born on 20 March 1980 in Kobanê, Polat Can began early in the Kurdish national liberation movement. It first takes place in the ranks of the People's Defense Units (YPG).

He held many positions in the various press services linked to the movement. He was once editor-in-chief of Mesopotamia magazine, published in the Yerevan, and Democratic Middle East magazine, published in Baghdad.

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XWENDEKAR conference 27 March 2012

He is one of the founders of the Confederation of Kurdish Patriotic Students(Xwendekar), [4] of which he becomes the general coordinator. He is still responsible for university students at the Mazlum Dogan Academy. [5]

People's Protection Units

Polat Can is one of the founding members of the People's Protection Units (YPG) in Syria. He became the official spokesperson for this organization during the fight against Daesh, during the Syrian civil war (in particular the first and second battles of Kobane). [6] Polat Can, in addition to his functions within the YPG, also assumes a command post within the Syrian Democratic Forces, a coalition of which the YPG is a part but which includes other armed organizations. [7]

Meeting with the representative of the United States

In early 2016, Polat Can met with an official representative of the United States, Brett McGurk, [8] then under President Obama. This meeting gave rise to a lively controversy in Turkey.[ citation needed ]

Work

He writes in Kurdish, Arabic, Turkish and English. Several of his books have been published in five languages. [9] He has written for many years in magazines, newspapers and on the internet.

English publications

Kurdish publications

Arabic publications

Turkish publications

References

  1. ↑ "Bio/Jîngarî – پولات جان". Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ↑ asitha (12 August 2015). "Interview With Kurdish YPG Leader, Polat Can". The Kurdish Project. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Syrian Kurds 'drive Islamic State out of Kobane'". BBC News. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Konfederasyona Xwendekarên Kurd ên Welatparêz", Wîkîpediya (in Kurdish), 22 August 2021, retrieved 16 November 2021
  5. ↑ Lebrujah, Raphaël (20 July 2019). "Interview de Polat Can, commandant des Forces Démocratiques Syriennes (FDS)". RojInfo (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. ↑ Puhan, Milo; Mütsch, Margot; Nittas, Vasileios (9 March 2020). "Can technology help us improve sun protection and skin health? The SUNsitive project". doi: 10.1186/isrctn10581468 . S2CID   243283164.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ↑ "The duties of comrades-in-arms". The Defense Post. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "US rejects McGurk's alleged visit to Kobani". www.kurdistan24.net. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "The Practical projects for Building the Autonomous Administration". Medya News. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "A Handbook for Revolution". Bella Caledonia. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "'Qulingên Rewanê' der çû | Xwebun". 5 May 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "The Practical projects for Building the Autonomous Administration". Medya News. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  13. ↑ "آفاق الحل.. حول رؤية الجنرال مظلوم عبدي للحل في سوريا". North press agency | وكالة نورث برس (in Arabic). 27 March 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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