The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and specifically an autonomous group of its military arm claimed responsibility for the attack on the Turkish defense industry TUSAS last Wednesday in Ankara that left five dead. The attack came shortly after the leader of the ultra-conservative MHP party, Devlet Bakhceli, said that PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan would be released if the organization disarmed. From his side, however, the PKK denies any connection between the two developments. What exactly is the Kurdistan Workers’ Party and what are its goals? As DW notes, the Kurds make up about 15-20% of the population in Turkey. Most live in the southeast. Kurds also live in Syria, Iraq and Iran. In northern Iraq the Kurds live in a semi-autonomous regime, while some areas in northern Syria are under the control of the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). This situation reinforces Turkish fears of a possible establishment of a Kurdish state in the wider region […]
Source: News Beast
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