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Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan

Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan

9.9
A Kurdish political and armed group also called the PKK that seeks an independent state in eastern Turkey
  • proper noun
translation icon : Partido de los Trabajadores de Kurdistán
  • Many countries consider Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan a terrorist organization, while others recognize its political goals.

Examples

  • The Turkish government has accused Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan of involvement in several attacks.

  • Talks between the state and Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan have sometimes aimed at peaceful resolution of the conflict.

  • The Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan has been active for decades.

  • Is the Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan still fighting for independence?

  • Many countries consider Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan a terrorist organization, while others recognize its political goals.

  • Talks between the state and Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan have sometimes aimed at peaceful resolution of the conflict.

  • The Turkish government has accused Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan of involvement in several attacks.

Synonyms

Kurdistan Workers' Party
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8.9

A Kurdish armed and political group that wants its own government in southeastern Turkey

is described neutrally without that official terrorism label

Surface Forms

Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan main
PKK main

Morphology

Partiya + Karkeran + Kurdistan

The phrase is compositionally built from elements meaning 'party' + 'workers' + 'Kurdistan', so a learner who knows those constituents could infer it denotes a workers' party in Kurdistan. However, the additional information in the provided definition (that it is a militant/separatist organization) is not predictable from the name alone, making the overall understanding only partial.

Etymology

Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan literally means the 'Kurdistan Workers' Party': Partiya 'party', Karkeran 'workers', Kurdistan 'land of the Kurds'. It began as a group of Kurdish workers and activists who wanted an independent Kurdish state, so today the name refers to that political and armed group also called the PKK.