Kurdistan Workers' Party
Kurdistan Workers' Party
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (Kurdish: Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan or پارتی کار کهرانی کوردستان Parti Karkerani Kurdistan), best known as PKK (Kurdish language:په که که and also called KADEK, Kongra-Gel, and KGK), is a separatist militant organization that is recognized as a terrorist group by the EU and USA The group was founded in the late 1970s and led by Abdullah Öcalan. The PKK's ideology is founded on revolutionary socialism and Kurdish nationalism. The PKK's goal has been to create an... read more
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Turkey: A Lethal Drone Attack Hits Turkish-American Military Cooperation
From EurasiaNet Dated 18 May 2012 A recent article in the Wall Street Journal about a Turkish military attack last December that left 34 Kurdish smugglers dead has led to intense debate inside Turkey and has given rise to new questions about the level of American...
Turkey on to Syrian support for KCK terror group, says Şahin
From Today's Zaman Dated 17 May 2012 Interior Minister İdris Naim Şahin announced that Turkey has uncovered the Syrian support for the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), an umbrella political organization for all groups related to the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
Four soldiers killed in clashes with terrorist PKK
From Today's Zaman Dated 16 May 2012 Four soldiers were killed, while six others, including one civilian, were injured on Thursday in separate clashes between Turkish security forces and Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists in the Mediterranean province of Hatay and the eastern province of Hakkari.
Police detain 20 for alleged links to terrorist KCK
From Today's Zaman Dated 14 May 2012 The İstanbul Police Department's Counterterrorism Unit has detained 20 people for alleged links to the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), an umbrella political organization that includes the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), early on Tuesday.
Turkey will 'not extradite Hashemi'
From New Europe News Dated 9 May 2012 Interpol has issued an international call for the arrest of Hashemi, one of Iraq's top Sunni Arab officials, on suspicion of guiding and financing terrorist attacks. In response, a Turkish senior official said on...
5 PKK terrorists killed in eastern Turkey
From United Press International Dated 8 May 2012 ANKARA, Turkey, May 8 (UPI) -- Five members of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers Party were killed in the eastern province of Bitlis Tuesday, government Turkish officials said.
28 detained in anti-KCK operations across Turkey
From Today's Zaman Dated 7 May 2012 The police detained 28 suspects in simultaneous operations in six provinces early on Tuesday as part of a probe into the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), an umbrella political organization for all groups related to the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
Deadly clashes between Turkish forces and Kurdish Worker's Party
From Big News Network Dated 5 May 2012 According to Turkish reports on 4 May, 3 Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes between Turkish security forces and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) at a gendarmerie post in Tunceli ...
Deadly clashes between Turkish forces and Kurdish Worker's Party
From New Europe News Dated 5 May 2012 According to Turkish reports on 4 May, 3 Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes between Turkish security forces and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) at a gendarmerie post in Tunceli province. According to reports, in two separate...
PKK militants kill three Turkish soldiers
From Big News Network Dated 4 May 2012 Three soldiers killed in clashes with terrorist. Two privates and a noncommissioned officer were killed in clashes between Turkish security forces and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) at a ...
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