Kurdistan Workers' Party

Summary

Kurdistan Workers' Party is an armed organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of armed_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,191 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kurdistan Workers' Party is in the country of Turkey^[3].
• Kurdistan Workers' Party's instance of is recorded as armed organization^[4].
• Kurdistan Workers' Party's instance of is recorded as terrorist organization^[5].
• Kurdistan Workers' Party's headquarters location is recorded as Silsilat Jibāl Qandīl^[6].
• Kurdistan Workers' Party's headquarters location is recorded as Kurdistan Region of Iraq^[7].
• Kurdistan Workers' Party's child organization or unit is recorded as YDG-H^[8].
• Kurdistan Workers' Party's Commons category is recorded as PKK^[9].
• Kurdistan Workers' Party's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as FF0000^[10].
• Kurdistan Workers' Party's chairperson is recorded as Abdullah Öcalan^[11].
• Kurdistan Workers' Party's chairperson is recorded as Cemil Bayık^[12].
• Kurdistan Workers' Party's chairperson is recorded as Hülya Oran^[13].
• Kurdistan Workers' Party's chairperson is recorded as Murat Karayılan^[14].
• November 27, 1978 marks the founding of Kurdistan Workers' Party^[15].
• Kurdistan Workers' Party was dissolved in May 12, 2025^[16].
• Kurdistan Workers' Party's location of formation is recorded as Ziyaret^[17].
• Kurdistan Workers' Party's parent organization or unit is recorded as Koma Civakên Kurdistan^[18].
• Kurdistan Workers' Party's official website is recorded as https://www.pkkonline.com^[19].
• Kurdistan Workers' Party's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kurdistan Workers' Party^[20].
• Kurdistan Workers' Party's political ideology is recorded as Kurdish nationalism^[21].
• Kurdistan Workers' Party's political ideology is recorded as democratic confederalism^[22].
• Kurdistan Workers' Party's political ideology is recorded as Jineology^[23].
• Kurdistan Workers' Party's political ideology is recorded as anti-capitalism^[24].
• Kurdistan Workers' Party's political ideology is recorded as left-wing nationalism^[25].
• Kurdistan Workers' Party's political ideology is recorded as democratic socialism^[26].
• Kurdistan Workers' Party's political ideology is recorded as libertarian municipalism^[27].

Body

Founding

November 27, 1978 marks the founding of Kurdistan Workers' Party^[15]. Its location of formation is recorded as Ziyaret^[17].

Identity

Kurdistan Workers' Party's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ku', 'text': 'Partiya Karkêren Kurdistan'}^[28]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ku', 'text': 'PKK'}^[29].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Abdullah Öcalan^[11], a politician^[30], b. 1949^[31], of Turkey^[32]; Cemil Bayık^[12], a politician^[33], b. 1951^[34], of Turkey^[35]; Hülya Oran^[13], a statesperson^[36], b. 1978^[37], of Turkey^[38]; and Murat Karayılan^[14], a military commander^[39], b. 1954^[40], of Turkey^[41].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Silsilat Jibāl Qandīl^[6], a mountain range^[42], in Iraq^[43] and Kurdistan Region of Iraq^[7], an autonomous region^[44], in Iraq^[45], founded in 1991^[46]. Kurdistan Workers' Party's parent organization or unit is recorded as Koma Civakên Kurdistan^[18]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as YDG-H^[8].

Dissolution

Kurdistan Workers' Party was dissolved in May 12, 2025^[16].

Why It Matters

Kurdistan Workers' Party ranks in the top 1% of armed_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,191 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] It is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]