The PKK's campaign has put pressure on the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which has had to tackle the threat at a time when Turkey is attempting to bring its human rights situation into line with EU standards.
Kampanja PKK predstavljala je pritisak na vladu premijera Recepa Tayyipa Erdogana, koja se morala uhvatiti u koštac s tom prijetnjom u trenutku kada Turska pokušava uskladiti stanje ljudskih prava u zemlji sa standardima EU.