Kurdistan Workers’ Party: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	PKK • KADEK • Kongra Gele Kurdistan • Kongra-Gel • Kongreya Azadi u Demokrasiya Kurdistan • Kurdistan People’s Congress • Partiya Karkeren Kurdistan • Congress for Freedom and Democracy in Kurdistan
Date	1978 - 2025
Areas Of Involvement	guerrilla warfare • nationalism • terrorism
Related People	Abdullah Öcalan