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Bayik is in the red category of the "most wanted terrorists" list published by the
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which from 1973 onwards held regular meetings focused on ideology and would become known as the
Kurdistan Revolutionaries. In the PKK's first meeting in 1978, Bayik was appointed the Deputy Secretary General of the organization, making him the PKK's second man (after
261:(Kingpin Act). Pursuant to the Kingpin Act, the designation freezes any assets the designees may have under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibits U.S. persons from conducting financial or commercial transactions with these individuals. However, years later the German
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is part of. He is also part of the three-man
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in July 1984. Until 1995 he served as the leader of the PKK's military wing, the Artêşa
Rizgariya Gelê Kurdistan (ARGK) or Peoples' Liberation Army. Bayik,
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is ready for peace process and made several ceasefire decisions. Bayik has stated that "the war can't solve the
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were voted to lead the PKK. According to
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