Is the PKK a terror group?

Designation as a terrorist group The PKK has been placed on Turkey’s terrorist list, as well as a number of allied governments and organizations.

What is the goal of the PKK?

The PKK’s goal has been to establish an independent Kurdish state in southeast Turkey, northern Iraq, and parts of Iran and Syria. In the early 1990s, the PKK moved beyond rural-based insurgent activities to include urban terrorism.

What is PKK terror?

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is an armed terrorist organization, listed as such by the United States and the European Union. In 2007, collaboration between Turkey, the U.S., and Iraq led to multiple airstrikes against the PKK in northern Iraq. …

Is Boko Haram proscribed?

Nigeria proscribed Boko Haram as a terrorist organisation under Nigerian law in May 2013. This was followed by the United Kingdom in July 2013, the United States in November 2013, Canada in December 2013 and New Zealand in March 2014.

Who are the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)?

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has been a thorn in Turkey’s side for decades. The group, which has Marxist-Leninist roots, was formed in the late 1970s and launched an armed struggle against the Turkish government in 1984, calling for an independent Kurdish state within Turkey.

Who are Turkey’s pro-Kurds?

The HDP, the main pro-Kurdish party, is a broad coalition of groups including liberal and left-wing ethnic Turks. The party denies Turkey’s claim that it is allied to the PKK. It entered parliament for the first time last year, winning 59 seats, making it the second-biggest opposition party.

What is behind the arrest of pro-Kurdish opposition leaders in Turkey?

The spotlight is now on Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition party, People’s Democracy (HDP), whose joint leaders Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag were arrested early on 4 November. The Turkish government said they had failed to appear for questioning about alleged links to the PKK – which they deny.

Who is the Syrian Kurdish militia PYD?

That militia was itself officially founded in 2011 as the armed wing of the Syrian Kurdish party Democratic Union Party, or PYD. Turkey’s claim is that the PYD is an offshoot of the Turkish PKK and that the PKK had a hand in initially setting up the YPG. The PYD denies those links.