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[[Image:PKK-1.jpg‎ |thumbnail|right|200px|A Turkish Gendarmerie Commando Squad carrying out a counter-[[terrorism]] operation.]]

[[Image:PKK-1.jpg‎ |thumbnail|right|200px|A Turkish Gendarmerie Commando Squad carrying out a counter-[[terrorism]] operation.]]

The '''Kurdish Worker Party''', also known as the '''PKK''', is considered a [[terrorist]] organization by the [[United States]] and [[Europe]]. This Kurdish group has been responsible for violent campaigns to push for an independent Kurdish state in [[Turkey]]. Since 1978, more than 37,000 people have been killed in the clash between the Kurdish rebels and the Turkish security forces, with both sides committing significant [[human rights]] abuses. Estimates for Turkish military deaths throughout the conflict reach nearly 7,000 soldiers with around 10,000 more suffering permanent injuries.  

The '''Kurdish Worker Party''', also known as the '''PKK''', is a [[Marxist-Leninist]] [[terrorist]] organization designated by the [[United States]] and [[Europe]]. This Kurdish group has been responsible for violent campaigns to push for an independent Kurdish state in [[Turkey]]. Since 1978, more than 37,000 people have been killed in the clash between the Kurdish rebels and the Turkish security forces, with both sides committing significant [[human rights]] abuses. Estimates for Turkish military deaths throughout the conflict reach nearly 7,000 soldiers with around 10,000 more suffering permanent injuries.  

Fearing a split in their country the Turkish government placed significant restrictions on the rights of the Kurdish people,<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4690181.stm</ref> the PKK tries to use these restrictions to justify its rebellion against the government. In 1999, a unilateral truce was declared by the rebels and the Turkish government began to ease restrictions on the [[Kurds]], this truce did not last however, when in 2004 the terrorist group claimed that the Turkish government had not done enough to meet their demands.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4690181.stm</ref>

Fearing a split in their country the Turkish government placed significant restrictions on the rights of the Kurdish people,<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4690181.stm</ref> the PKK tries to use these restrictions to justify its rebellion against the government. In 1999, a unilateral truce was declared by the rebels and the Turkish government began to ease restrictions on the [[Kurds]], this truce did not last however, when in 2004 the terrorist group claimed that the Turkish government had not done enough to meet their demands.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4690181.stm</ref>