PKK se na jugoistoku Turske pod dominacijom Kurda bori za samoupravu još od 1984, provodeći kampanju bombaških napada, otmica i oružanih napada, u kojima je poginulo preko 30.000 ljudi.
The PKK has been fighting for self-rule in Turkey's Kurdish-dominated southeast since 1984, leading a campaign of bombings, kidnappings and armed attacks that have left more than 30,000 people dead.