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Kurdistan Workers' Party

Kurdistan Workers' Party

8.9
A Kurdish armed and political group that wants its own government in southeastern Turkey
  • proper noun
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translation icon : Partido de los Trabajadores del Kurdistán
  • The PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) has been involved in a long-standing struggle for the rights of Kurds in southeastern Turkey.

Examples

  • This is the underlying strategic calculus behind the recent Turkish threats and exertions concerning the supposed Syrian reactivation of support for the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party).

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  • According to the report, the team recommended to Lieberman that Israel should cooperate with the terrorist organization PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) and even consider supplying it with weapons.

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  • According to the report, the team recommended to Lieberman that Israel should cooperate with the terrorist organization PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) and even consider supplying it with weapons.

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  • The Turkish government has launched various military operations against the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) to curb its influence in the region.

  • Many countries have classified the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) as a terrorist organization due to its violent tactics in promoting Kurdish independence.

Synonyms

Kurdistan Workers Party
vsKurdistan Workers' Party
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8.3

A Kurdish political group that uses weapons to seek self-rule in Turkey and that some countries call a terrorist group

is the same group but framed as operating in southeastern Turkey
Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan
vsKurdistan Workers' Party
9.9

A Kurdish political and armed group also called the PKK that seeks an independent state in eastern Turkey

is similar but seeks autonomy or independence for Kurds in southeastern Turkey

Surface Forms

Kurdistan Workers' Party main

Morphology

Kurdistan + Workers' + party

The compound is compositionally transparent: 'Kurdistan' names the region, 'Workers'' indicates affiliation with workers, and 'party' signals a political organization, so a B1 learner who knows the parts can infer it refers to a political group of Kurdish workers. Specific details about militancy or terrorist designation are not derivable from the words alone, but the core meaning as a Kurdish political party is immediately understandable.

Etymology

The name Kurdistan Workers' Party comes from the words Kurdistan (the Kurdish homeland), Workers (people who work), and Party (a political group). It began in 1978 as a group of Kurdish workers and supporters who wanted more rights, and today it is known as an armed and political group seeking more independence or control for Kurds.