PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party)

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
militant
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:PJAK
gptkb:KCK
gptkb:YPG
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Kurdish–Turkish_conflict
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:designation terrorist organization (by Australia)
terrorist organization (by Canada)
terrorist organization (by European Union)
terrorist organization (by United Kingdom)
terrorist organization (by United States)
terrorist organization (by Turkey)
terrorist organization (by NATO)
gptkbp:femaleWing Free Women's Units (YJA-Star)
gptkbp:flag red star on yellow background
gptkbp:foundedIn 1978
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Abdullah_Öcalan
gptkbp:goal Kurdish autonomy
Kurdish independence
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Qandil_Mountains
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party)
gptkbp:ideology gptkb:Marxism–Leninism
Kurdish nationalism
gptkbp:language Kurdish
Turkish
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Abdullah_Öcalan
gptkbp:notableEvent armed insurgency since 1984
ceasefire agreements with Turkey
capture of Abdullah Öcalan (1999)
peace process (2013–2015)
resumption of conflict (2015)
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Cemil_Bayık
gptkb:Duran_Kalkan
gptkb:Fehman_Huseyin
gptkb:Murat_Karayılan
Rıza Altun
Zübeyir Aydar
gptkbp:region gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Syria
gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Kurdistan_Communities_Union_(KCK)
gptkb:Democratic_Union_Party_(PYD)
gptkb:Kurdistan_Free_Life_Party_(PJAK)
gptkb:Kurdistan_Democratic_Party_(KDP)
gptkb:People's_Protection_Units_(YPG)
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:website https://www.pkk-online.com/
gptkbp:women's_wing gptkb:People's_Defense_Forces_(HPG)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Roboski_massacre
gptkb:Operation_Ulusy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7