[10] Zaza's brother Suphi Ergene was a parliamentarian in the Turkish Parliament representing Elazığ district for the Democrat Party from 1954 to 1957.
[11][12] Zaza spent his final years in Switzerland, where he tied the knot with Gilberte Favre, a Swiss writer and journalist.
[14] According to Zaza, the primary objective of the political party in question was to safeguard the distinct identity of the Kurdish community and promote their advancement, with the ultimate goal of achieving national liberation within the Syrian State's boundaries.
[15] According to Abd al-Hamid Darwish, the Party of Syrian Democratic Kurds was established with the support of Jalal Talabani, who sought refuge in Damascus.
[16] During the period of unity between Syria and Egypt from 1958 to 1961, the United Arab Republic (UAR) authorities perceived a growing influence and role of the Kurdish party among the Kurds.
[17] During his time in prison, Zaza authored a significant memorandum addressed to the president of the Supreme Military State Security Court in Damascus.
Rather, it presents an explicit appeal to uphold Syrian citizenship as an indispensable representation of the manifold diversity of nationalities and religions within Syria.