Francesco Milan, doktorski kandidat pri Odjelu za ratne studije Kraljevskog koledža u Londonu, zapaža da Interpol i Europol Tursku definiraju kao glavnu pozornicu i transportni pravac za heroin namijenjen za evropska tržišta, dok je PKK jedan od glavnih faktora u švercu drogom i trgovini ljudima unutar EU.
Francesco Milan, a PhD candidate at the Department of War Studies at King's College in London, notes that Interpol and Europol identify Turkey as a major staging area and transportation route for heroin destined for European markets, while the PKK is one of the main players in drug smuggling and human trafficking inside the EU.