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 …

Oct 25, 2024 · A recent attack on the headquarters of a prominent defense company in the Turkish capital of Ankara has brought the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, back into focus.

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 the …

Jan 23, 2025 · Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), militant Kurdish nationalist organization founded by Abdullah Ocalan in the late 1970s. Although the group initially espoused demands for the …

Jan 10, 2013 · BBC News profiles the Kurdish rebel group that has been waging an armed struggle against Turkey since 1984.

Jul 13, 2023 · The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê or PKK) emerged in the late 1970s as a Marxist-Leninist insurgency with aspirations of Kurdish independence from …

Oct 19, 2007 · Advocating for greater Kurdish autonomy through violent resistance, the Kurdistan Workers Party remains a vibrant militant presence on the border of northern Iraq and southern …

Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Militant Kurdish nationalist organization. Founded in 1978, the group sought to establish an independent Kurdish state in southeastern Turkey. It attacked …

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 …

The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK; its Kurdish name, Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan) is an extreme-left, nationalist/separatist group. Its goal—as part of a communist revolutionary movement—is …