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Kurdistan Workers' Party

Terrorism · Sanctioned entity

Kurdistan Workers' Party is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Organization				[sources]
Name	Delavska stranka Kurdistana · Det Kurdiske Arbejderparti · FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN · Il-Partit tal-Ħaddiema tal-Kurdistan · KADEK · 37 more...				[sources]
Other name	FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN · Freedom and Democratic Congress of Kurdistan · HALU MESRU SAVUNMA KUVVETI · HPG · Halu Mesru Savunma Kuvveti · 42 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	HSK · KHK				[sources]
Legal form	not available				[sources]
Country	Türkiye				[sources]
Registration number	`KNF9WJTL5FR3`				[sources]
Status	not available				[sources]
Source link	www.publicsafety.gc.ca · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.dans.bg				[sources]
Last change	2024-10-14	Last processed	2024-10-15	First seen	2022-09-15

Descriptions

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party was formed in 1978 and initially sought the creation of an independent Kurdish state in south eastern Türkiye, Syria and Iraq. It now calls for greater Kurdish autonomy.

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, 2023-04-20

Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê

— Belgian Financial Sanctions, 2024-03-28

PKK

— Belgian Financial Sanctions, 2024-03-28

Formally established in Turkey in 1978 by Abdullah Ocalan, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK / KADEK) is a Kurdish political party whose main goal is the creation of an independent Kurdish state in southeast Turkey and in northern Iraq, a region that is part of the traditional territory of the Kurdish people. The PKK has conducted guerrilla ambushes and hit‐and‐run attacks on Turkish army convoys and outposts, typically using assault rifles, remote‐controlled improvised explosive devices, and rocket‐propelled grenades. Its activities include attacking the Turkish military, diplomats and Turkish businesses at home and in some western European cities. It has also been known to bomb resorts and kidnap tourists in an attempt to destabilize tourism in Turkey. In September 2022, PKK militants claimed that they had targeted a police station, in the Bagok mountain region of Turkey, with firearms and killed one police officer, and wounded at least one other. In October 2023, suicide bombers detonated an explosive device near an entrance of Turkey’s Interior Ministry, wounding two police officer. Turkish authorities identified one of the attackers as a member of the PKK.

— Canadian Listed Terrorist Entities, 2024-06-20

PKK

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF), 2024-03-28

Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF), 2024-03-28

также известна как "Конгра- Гел", "Рабочая партия Курдистана"

— Kazakh Terrorist and Terror Financing lists, 2023-06-27

известна как "Контра- Гел", "Рабочая партия Курдистана" признана в РК, КР

— Kazakh Terrorist and Terror Financing lists, 2023-06-27

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
Türkiye	Türkiye

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Counter-Terrorism (International)	2020-12-31	-
Federal Public Service Finance	TERR	2024-07-26	-
Қазақстан Республикасының Қаржылық мониторинг агенттігі	Kazakh Terror Financing list	-	-
TREAS-OFAC	Reciprocal	-	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 2021/1188 du 19/07/2021 (UE personnes impliquées dans des actes de terrorisme - R (UE) 2580/2001) · (UE) 2022/1230 du 18/07/2022 (UE personnes impliquées dans des actes de terrorisme - R (UE) 2580/2001) · (UE) 2023/1505 du 20/07/2023 (UE personnes impliquées dans des actes de terrorisme - R (UE) 2580/2001) · (UE) 2023/420 du 24/02/2023 (UE personnes impliquées dans des actes de terrorisme - R (UE) 2580/2001) · 1 more...	-	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK	The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2020-12-31	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-
караштуу Финансылык чалгындоо мамлекеттик кызматы	террористическая организация	-	-
Ministry of Finance	テロリスト等 / 米国等が資産凍結等の措置を実施した個人及び団体	2002-07-06	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	1373 (2001)	2022-09-16	-
Қазақстан Республикасының Қаржылық мониторинг агенттігі	Kazakh Terror Financing list	-	-
New Zealand Police	-	2010-02-10	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	TERR	2024-07-26	-
Centrul Antiterorist al Serviciului de Informaţii şi Securitate al Republicii Moldova	Lista persoanelor, grupurilor şi a entităţilor prevăzute la articolul 1 din Poziţia Comună a Consiliului Uniunii Europene din 27 decembrie 2001 (2001/931/PESC)	-	-

Data sources

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,603

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,116

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

Kazakh Terrorist and Terror Financing lists2,559

A combination of two lists of sanctioned individuals and entities published by the Financial Monitoring Agency of Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan · AFM

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,570

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Canadian Listed Terrorist Entities78

The Canadian governments own list of people and organizations associated with terrorism

Canada · Public Safety Canada

Monaco National Fund Freezing List4,954

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People3,597

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · MoF

French National Asset Freezing System5,108

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

US SAM Procurement Exclusions115,263

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List31,940

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,259

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law

Australia · DFAT

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)20,290

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

New Zealand Designated Terrorist Entities22

Individuals and entities that have been designated terrorists by the New Zealand government.

New Zealand · New Zealand Police

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,351

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

Kyrgyz National List1,175

A simple list of sanctioned individuals and entities published by the Kyrgyz' State Financial Intelligence Service.

Kyrgyzstan · FIU

Moldovan Sanctions for Terrorism and Proliferation of WMD781

Sanctions on persons and entities involved in terrorist activities and the proliferation of weapons of masss destruction

Moldova · CAS-SIS

Bulgarian Persons of Interest574

A list of persons and companies sanctioned for involvement with terrorism financing released by the government in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria · OMNIO Compliance · non-official source

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