Gülnaz Karataş

Gülnaz Karataş (1971–25 October 1992), was a female fighter of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). She became a Kurdish cultural figure after dying, and a symbol of women within the guerrilla movement.

Early life and education Gülnaz Karataş was born in 1971 in Solhan, Bingöl, Turkey.

Adult life In 1990 she got to know networks of the PKK and was arrested, but released shortly after in 1991. On the 9 May 1991 she entered the PKK in the Cudi Mountains, Şırnak.

On October 25, 1992, she fought against the pro-Barzani Peshmerga in Iraqi Kurdistan who have allied themselves with the Turkish army during Iraqi Kurdish Civil War. The legend says, she fought until the last bullet. The commander of the adversary peshmerga called on her to surrender, but she threw herself off a cliff in order to avoid arrest.

Legacy She became an iconic figure within the history of the PKK Halil Uysal produced a film, Bêrîtan (2006) about her life.

Her remains were found in 2005 and transported to an area controlled by the PKK, where she was buried.