Cemîl Bayik
Cemîl Bayik | |
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| Born | 1951 (age 73–74) Keban, Elâzığ Province, Turkey |
| Years of service | 1978–present |
| Rank | Member of PKK Presidency Council Vice-Chairman of KCK Executive Council Former ARGK commander |
| Battles / wars | Kurdish-Turkish conflict (1978-present) |
Cemîl Bayik (born 1951 in Keban, Elazığ) is one of the five founders of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), and is among the organization's top leadership. He is a member of the 12-man leadership council of the Kurdistan Communities Union (Koma Civakên Kurdistan, KCK), a Kurdish political umbrella organisation that the PKK is part of. He is also part of the three-man Executive Committee of the PKK, the leading body of the organisation, which consists of himself, acting PKK leader Murat Karayilan and Fehman Huseyin from Rojava, the PKK's commander.