Kurdistan Workers' Party
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The Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK is an organization based in Turkey and Iraq. Since 1984 the PKK has been involved in an armed conflict with the Turkish state, with the initial aim of achieving an independent Kurdish state, later changing it to a demand for equal rights and Kurdish autonomy in Turkey.
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See also
- Palestine Liberation Organization
- Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)
- Peshmerga
- Blackboards
- List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War
- People's Defence Forces
- Free Women's Units
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Related and associated organizations
- Liberation Forces OF Kurdistan (HRK)
- People's Liberation Army of Kurdistan (ARGK)
- Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK)
- People's Defence Forces (HPG)
- National Liberation Front of Kurdistan (ERNK)
- Democratic People's Union of Kurdish (YDK)
- Democratic Society Coordination of Kurdistan (CDK)
- Free Women's Union of Kurdistan (YAJK)
- Workers' Women Party of Kurdistan (PJKK)
- Free Women Party (PJA)
- Free Women's Party of Kurdistan (PAJK)
- Women's Liberation Movement of Kurdistan (KJB)
- Freedom and Democracy Congress of Kurdistan (KADEK)
- People's Congress (Kongra-Gel)
- Revolutionary Party of Kurdistan (PŞK)
- Confederation Community of Kurdistan (KKK)
- Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK)
- Democratic Union Party (PYD)
- People's Protection Units (YPG)
- Women's Protection Units (YPJ)
- Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ)
- Protection Force of Sinjar (HPE)
- Marxist–Leninist Communist Party (MLKP)
- Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist–Leninist (TKP/ML)
- Maoist Communist Party (MKP)
- Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist
- Revolutionary Headquarter
- International Freedom Battalion
- Marxist-Leninist Party
- United Freedom Forces (BÖG)
- Kurdistan Democratic Solution Party (PÇDK)
- Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK)
- East Kurdistan Defense Units (YRK)
- Women's Defence Forces (HPJ)
- Free Youth Movement of Kurdistan (TECAK)
- Komalên Ciwanan
- Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement (YDG-H)
- Civil Protection Units (YPS)
- Civil Protection Units-Women (YPS-Jin)
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