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Öcalan

Öcalan is a Turkish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Abdullah Öcalan (born 1949), Kurdish militant leader, one of the founding members of militant organization Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) *Dilek Öcalan (born 1987), Turkish politician, niece of Abdullah Öcalan *Ömer Öcalan (born 1987), Turkish politician, nephew of Abdullah Öcalan *Osman Öcalan (1958–2021), Kurdish militant leader, a former leading member of the PKK and younger brother of Abdullah Öcalan

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Öcalan is a Turkish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Abdullah Öcalan (born 1949), Kurdish militant leader, one of the founding members of militant organization Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) *Dilek Öcalan (born 1987), Turkish politician, niece of Abdullah Öcalan *Ömer Öcalan (born 1987), Turkish politician, nephew of Abdullah Öcalan *Osman Öcalan (1958–2021), Kurdish militant leader, a former leading member of the PKK and younger brother of Abdullah Öcalan

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1949 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1949". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1257654584

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