Polat Can

Polat Can (Ahmad Mohammad), born in 1980, in Kobane (Syria), is a Kurdish political activist from Syria. He is one of the founders and main commanders of the People's Defense Units (YPG), and serves as the organization's official spokesperson. He also serves as the coalition commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces.
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.
He is one of the founders of the Confederation of Kurdish Patriotic Students(Xwendekar), of which he becomes the general coordinator. He is still responsible for university students at the Mazlum Dogan Academy.
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).
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.
Meeting with the representative of the United States
In early 2016, Polat Can met with an official representative of the United States, Brett McGurk, then under President Obama. This meeting gave rise to a lively controversy in Turkey.
Work
He writes in Kurdish, Arabic, Turkish and English. Several of his books have been published in five languages. He has written for many years in magazines, newspapers and on the internet.
English publications
The Practical projects for Building the Autonomous Administration- 2020
Solution Prospects - 2021
My Beating Heart (stories) 2019
Kurdish publications
NavName (Kurdish Names Dictionary) 2017–2019
Berfa Germ (short Stories) 2009/2016/2017–2019
Qulingên Rewanê (search in Kurdish Classical Music and songs) 2017/2019–2021
Zimanê Firîşteyan (about Kurdish Language) 2005–2012
Projeyên Pratîkî yên avakirina Xweseriyê (The Practical projects for Building the Autonomous Administration) 2011–2020
Asoyên Çareseriyê (Solution Prospects) 2011–2021
Arabic publications
آه یا صغیرتی - 2021
في نقد العقل الشرقي - 2021
آفاق الحل -2021
المشاريع العملية لبناء الإدارة الذاتية - 2020
مدخل إلى الأعلام الكردية - 2012
لغة الملائكة - 2012
لمحات عن حزب العمال الكردستاني - 2009
آفاق كونفدرالية- 2006
نساء القرنفل
من روجافا إلى شنكال
Turkish publications
Göçmen Yürekler (About Kurdish Women in the Caucasus) 2006
References
https://polatcan.info/bio/
https://dckurd.org/2015/07/28/interview-with-polat-can-the-representative-of-the-peoples-protection-units-to-the-international-coalition/
https://thekurdishproject.org/interview-with-kurdish-ypg-leader-polat-can/
https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2020/11/22/a-handbook-for-revolution/
https://polatcan.info/
Kurdish-American history
1980 births
Living people
Syrian Kurdish politicians
Kurdish activists
Kobanî
Rojava politicians
People's Protection Units
Syrian Democratic Forces
Kurdish-language magazines