कुर्दिस्तान वर्कर्स पार्टी
Also known as Workers' Party of Kurdistan, PKK, Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan, Partiya Karkeren Kurdistan, Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan (PKK)
Kurdish nationalist and separatist armed organization
AI overview
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is a Kurdish nationalist armed group that has sought independence or greater autonomy for Kurdish regions, primarily in Turkey. It is considered significant because its decades-long conflict with the Turkish government has shaped regional politics and security in the Middle East.
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Partiya Karkêren Kurdistan
- Official website
- www.pkkonline.com
- Image
- Pkk supporters london april 2003.jpg
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- inception
- 1978-11-27
- Commons category
- PKK
- short name
- PKK
- sRGB color hex triplet
- FF0000
- native label
- Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2025-05-12
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1978 establishments in Asia2025 disestablishments in AsiaApoist organizations in TurkeyCommunism in KurdistanDemocratic confederalismKurdish irredentismKurdish nationalist organizationsKurdish organisationsKurdish separatism in TurkeyKurdistan Workers' PartyLeft-wing militant groupsLibertarian socialist parties