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Kurdistan Workers' Party

Kurdistan Workers Party
The current PKK flag used since 2005
NameKurdistan Workers' Party
Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan, (PKK)
CaptionThe current PKK flag used since 2005
Foundation15 August 1984.
Dates27 November 1978 � present.
LeaderMurat Karayilan(current leader).
Abdullah Öcalan (also known as "Apo") was one of the founders.
MotivesCultural and political rights for the Kurdish population in Turkey.
AreaTurkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria
IdeologySocialism
Left-wing nationalism
Kurdish nationalism
PositionFar-left
StatusDesignated as Foreign Terrorist Organization by the US State Department
Designated as Proscribed Group by the UK Home Office
Designated as terrorist group by EU Common Foreign and Security Policy.
Size7,000-8,000 active fighters (claimed)
Revenue500 million Euros donations (50-60m)

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The Kurdistan Workers' Party ( or پارتی کار که‌رانی کوردستان Parti Karkerani Kurdistan), commonly known as PKK, also known as KGK and formerly known as KADEK or Kongra-Gel, is a Kurdish organization which has since 1984 been fighting an armed struggle against the Turkish state for an autonomous Kurdistan and greater cultural and political rights for the Kurds in Turkey. The group was founded on 27 November 1978 and was led by Abdullah Öcalan. The PKK's ideology was originally a fusion of revolutionary socialism and Kurdish nationalism - although since his imprisonment, Ocalan has abandoned orthodox Marxism.

The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization internationally by a number of states and organizations, including the United States and the European Union. Turkey labeled the organization as an ethnic secessionist organization that uses terrorism and the threat of force against both civilian and military targets for the purpose of achieving its political goal.

Kurdistan Workers Party Video

July 1991 The fight for a Kurdish state has been led for over forty years by wealthy landowners. But now a new force has emerged; the PKK, or Kurdish Workers' Party. This film follows the PKK as they move along the mountainous border between Turkish and Iraqi Kurdistan. The border between Turkey and Iraq has been swept away by the UN-declared safe-haven and the PKK are garnering support from Iraqi Kurds. The PKK teach a Maoist philosophy to their recruits and, uniquely among Middle Eastern people, the women study, live and fight along with the men. A film by Mark Stucke. Journeyman Pictures
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0.12 min. | 3.28 user rating		 Turkish police used water cannon, tear gas and baton charges to break up Kurdish demonstrations across the country on Sunday and one local politician died in the protests, a sign of rising tension ahead of the Kurdish New Year this week after authorities rejected Kurdish demands to celebrate it on Monday. Turkey's pro-Kurdish party and Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) armed militants have both called for large demonstrations for Newroz, the Kurdish New Year that begins on March 21, sensing the government, which has strongly backed Arab uprisings, may be vulnerable to pressure from street protests. Both the legal Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) and the PKK are demanding a level of autonomy for the mainly Kurdish southeast of the country. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
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In Turkey, violent clashes between ethnic Kurdish protesters and police erupted on Monday over the killing of at least 12 members of the Kurdistan Worker's party (PKK) by the country's security forces. The clashes in the eastern Turkish city of Dogubayazit came after the PKK rebels were killed while trying to cross into northern Iraq. Thousands of other pro-PKK protesters also turned out in the southern city of Diyarbakir. Stefanie Dekker reports.
1.30 min. | 3.21 user rating		 A group of Kurdish rebels hailing from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) carry out simultaneous attacks on security establishments killing twenty-four Turkish security members and leaving eighteen others injured in the south eastern province of Hakkari along the Turkish-Iraqi border.
1.02 min. | 2.62 user rating		 Al Jazeera breaks down the 1984 formation and recent activities of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Abdullah Ocalan founded the group in 1974 and in 1978 named it the Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan or the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), a Marxist-Leninist insurgency fighting for an independent Kurdish state. The PKK took up arms against Turkey in 1984 with the aim of creating an ethnic homeland in the southeast. More than 40000 people have been killed in the conflict since then.
0.65 min. | 3.31 user rating		 The Turkish military says no civilians were in the vicinity of an air strike near the border with Iraq, that has killed at least 35 people. It says it was targeting fighters of the PKK, the Kurdistan Workers' Party but witnesses at the scene say the victims were all civilians. Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra reports from Antakya in southern Turkey.
3.70 min. | 4.25 user rating		 Twenty four soldiers were killed in an alleged guerilla attack by Kurds in southeastern Turkey on Wednesday according to security sources. Militants of the Kurdistan Worker's Party, which is considered radical by Turkey as well as the US and European Union, fired live rounds on a number of military outposts in two districts of the Hakkari province which borders Iraq. The incident caused the largest death toll of Turkish security personnel in years. At least 18 soldiers were also injured in the attack. Kurdish separatists have increased their attacks southeast of the country since July and have killed over 50 Turkish security forces. Wednesday's attacks coincide with a roadside bomb attack allegedly also the work of Kurdish rebels which claimed the lives of five policemen and three civilians in the neighboring Bitlis area. The attack comes close on the heels of a visit by Turkish President Abdullah Gul to troops in the region to encourage optimism given the volatility of the area recently. By Noora Faraj Al Arabiya with Agencies
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AOL News--The blast comes as the -Kurdistan Workers-' -Party- (PKK) is due to end its latest ceasefire. The PKK has waged a nearly 30- year war against the Turkish state ... - Date : Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:44:02 GMT+00:00
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Hurriyet Daily News--No civilians will be harmed due to any future attack by the outlawed -Kurdistan Workers-' -Party-, or PKK, one of the group's leaders said in a rare interview ... - Date : Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:05:55 GMT+00:00
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Sunday's Zaman---...- that one member of the terrorist -Kurdistan Workers-' -Party- (PKK) responsible for the 1993 killing of 33 soldiers in Bingöl currently resides in Germany. ... - Date : Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:01:52 GMT+00:00
Court rejects KCK suspects' demand for Kurdish defense - Today's Zaman Tweet this news
Today's Zaman--The trial of the KCK, the alleged urban extension of the outlawed -Kurdistan Workers-' -Party- (PKK), began on Monday with 151 suspects, including mayors and ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 23:08:05 GMT+00:00
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Drug trafficking :
Activities of the Kurdistan Workers Party by Region according to Turkish sources
Target Activity Category Turkey Northern
Iraq		 Western
Europe
Government Demonstrations/Protests
Riots
Kidnapping
Assassination
Sabotage
Chemical warfare
Bombing
Attacks		 Post/Train/Power
Police
Outposts
Armed
Attacks		 Military
Police
Village Guards
Civilian Kidnapping
Assassination
Bombing
Attacks		 Villages
Touristic Facilities
Commercial Units
Organized Crime Extortion
Drug Trafficking Transit Transit Destination

Instruments :
Type Quantity Sources
AK-47 Kalashnikovs 4,500 71.6% from the USSR, 14.7% from China, 3.6% from Hungary, 3.6% from Bulgaria
Rifles 5,713 of (959 traceable) 45.2% from Russia, 13.2% from United Kingdom, and 9.4% from United States.
Rocket launchers 1,610 (313 traceable) 85% from Russia, 5.4% from Iraq, and 2.5% from China in origin.
Pistols 2,885 (2,208 traceable) 21.9% from Czechoslovakia, 20.2% from Spain, 19.8% from Italy
Grenades 3,490 (136 traceable) 72% from Russia, 19.8% from United States, 8% from Germany,
Land mines 11,568 (8,015 traceable) 60.8% from Italy, 28.3% from Russia, 6.2% from Germany

Turkey �Kurdistan Workers Party conflict

Participants
Conflicts
Operations in Iraq:Northern Iraq (1992) * Steel (1995) * Hammer (1997) * Dawn (1997) * Sun (2008)
OthersList_of_incidents_in_the_Turkey_ �_Kurdistan_Workers'_Party_conflict, Fall 2007 clashes in Hakkari
Terrorist
attacks
1984-2010List_of_incidents_in_the_Turkey_ �_Kurdistan_Workers'_Party_conflict
1984 �19991999 Istanbul bombings
2004 �20082005 Kuşadası bus bombing, Diyarbakır bombing, 2008 Istanbul bombings
See Also
Abdullah Öcalan, Media outlets: (MED TV, Roj TV)



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