Kurdistan Workers' Party - Wikipedia
The Kurdistan Workers' Party[a] or PKK is a Kurdish militant political organization and armed guerrilla movement which historically operated throughout Kurdistan but is now primarily …
History of the Kurdistan Workers' Party - Wikipedia
The history of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) began in 1974 as a Marxist–Leninist organization under the leadership of Abdullah Öcalan. [1] . In 1978 the organization adopted …
Examining Extremism: Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) - CSIS
Jul 13, 2023 · Almost 40 years after beginning its insurgency, the PKK is now embedded in a regional constellation of groups that seek international legitimacy and Kurdish autonomy. The …
Jan 10, 2025 · Using guerrilla tactics, the PKK primarily targeted Turkish military and other state officials in largely Kurdish-populated southeastern Turkey. The group also sought to supplant …
Conflict Between Turkey and Armed Kurdish Groups - Council …
Aug 8, 2023 · The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), established by Abdullah Ocalan in 1978, has waged an insurgency since 1984 against Turkish authorities for greater cultural and political...
Inside the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) - Council on Foreign Relations
Oct 19, 2007 · Known as the PKK after its Kurdish name, Partiya Karkeren Kurdistan, the group is labeled a terrorist organization by Washington, and continues to conduct strikes inside Turkey. …
Kurdistan Region–PKK conflict - Wikipedia
The Kurdistan Region–PKK conflict is a series of battles and clashes in Iraqi Kurdistan between the ruling Kurdistan Regional Government against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and its …
National Counterterrorism Center | Terrorist Groups
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), also known as Kongra-Gel, is a militant Marxist-Leninist Kurdish separatist group established in 1978 with the goal of creating a unified, independent …
Country policy and information note: Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK ...
Aug 9, 2024 · The aims of the PKK have evolved over time; initially their goal was to create a Kurdish state on Turkish territory but during the 1990s they became focussed on ensuring that …
Turkey's pro-Kurdish party to meet jailed PKK leader again …
5 days ago · Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM Party said it will send a delegation to meet Abdullah Ocalan, head of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), in jail on Wednesday for a …