EMM News Explorer: Kurdistan Workers Party

Erdogan [-said]: The Turkish authorities have evidence showing that since 1994 the PKK has been attracting children from Syria to commit terror acts in Turkey,

trendnews 08-FEB-12

Erdogan [-said]: The CHP and the BDP served the purposes of the PKK. The BDP is the CHP of the Southeast. They remind me of the single-party government of the CHP [during the 1940s]. The BDP is a party that takes the CHP as a model and that imitates the CHP. The only source the BDP feeds on is Kurdish youth,

trendnews 11-JAN-12

Panetta [-said]: We try to share that information with the Congress so that they understand why this is important we take those steps. We continue to explore other steps that can be taken to assist Turkey in the effort to deal with the PKK,

ekurd 17-DEC-11

Panetta [-also noted]: We continue to explore other steps that can be taken to assist Turkey in the effort to deal with the PKK.

globalsecurity 17-DEC-11

Arinc [-said]: I will not give a name, but a high-ranking PKK member was captured in Istanbul,

javno 06-DEC-11

Gul [-said]: our fight against PKK (in Turkey) will continue in a strong way,

xinhuanet_en 02-DEC-11

Massoud Barzani [ said]: We are in contact [with the PKK] and will exercise the maximum pressure on the PKK to stop their military operations because this is playing with the fate of the Kurdish people,

todayszaman 02-DEC-11

Barzani [ said]: We are in contact (with the PKK) and will exercise the maximum pressure on the PKK to stop their military operations because this is playing with the fate of the Kurdish people,

ekurd 01-DEC-11

Buzek [-said]: I hope that the end of all of the complicated situations will be like in Spain. The PKK should end all attacks as ETA did,

todayszaman 23-NOV-11

Erdoğan [-said]: I ask my brothers in this region to see this fascist pressure of the PKK and its extensions. In fact they do. Parents who lose their sons [in fight with the PKK], artists, businessmen and civil society organizations are raising their voices courageously and are saying enough is enough,

todayszaman 19-NOV-11

McCain [-said]: The PKK is a problem for both Turkey and [the KRG] which can be handled. However, there is no doubt that there is a great role for Turkey in the region, www.ekurd.net especially in a decade that the Arab Spring will direct countries to democracy or to radical Islam,

ekurd 10-NOV-11

Barzani [-told]: When the PKK does that, Turkey will no longer have a pretext to pursue its military campaign

ekurd 06-NOV-11

Davutoğlu [said:]: Recalling the past, [Syria] should not even think of playing the PKK card. Everybody will see where such an act would lead.

todayszaman 30-OCT-11

Öcalan [ says]: Some are trying to put Turkey behind the eight ball through the PKK, in an effort to force a civil war in Turkey. Especially the PKK’s connections with Syria and the Israel must be examined,

todayszaman 30-OCT-11

Davutoglu [said:]: Our joint determination to fight against PKK and PJAK will go on in its strongest terms. From now on we will work together with a joint action plan until this threat of terror is eliminated totally.

nowlebanon 29-OCT-11

Davutoglu [said:]: Our joint determination to fight against PKK and PJAK will go on in its strongest terms.

maannews 22-OCT-11

Salehi [-said]: >Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was concentrated on both sides of Turkey's border with northern Iraq. Hundreds of Turkish soldiers were hunting PKK fighters around the Zab river areas a few kilometer s inside Iraqi territory, security officials said. Turkey's reaction to one of the most deadly attacks on its security forces in a conflict that began three decades ago has ignited speculation that Turkey could move to a full blown incursion to clear out PKK camps deeper inside northern Iraq. The prospect would

kuwaittimes 21-OCT-11

Davutoglu [-said]: Our common determination in fighting against PKK and PJAK will continue in the strongest way. We will work together in a common action plan until the area is completely free of the thre at of terror,

kuwaittimes 21-OCT-11

Gul [-said]: >PKK, has inflicted one of most deadly attacks on the Turkish armed forces in recent years - killing at least 24 Turkish soldiers and injuring 16 others near Turkey's border with Iraq. Using heavy weapons the Kurdistan Workers Party carried out attacks on several army bases in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The attacks occurred in the mountainous Hakkari province that borders Iraq. With as many as 200 rebels believed to have been involved, it was one of largest operations carried out by the group in

voanews 21-OCT-11

Davutoglu [-said]: Our joint determination to struggle against the PKK and the PJAK will continue in the strongest way,

rferl 21-OCT-11

Jenkins [-told]: The government is under pressure to be seen doing something, so chances of a big operation have gone up. But the problem is we have seen this before. The military will go in and come out with body counts and claims that they inflicted great damage but they will have to withdraw and the PKK would regroup,

reuters 21-OCT-11

Davutoglu [-said]: Our joint commitment to fight the PKK (Turkish outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party) and the PJAK (Party of Free Life of Kurdistan) will strongly continue. We will work together to liquidate the terrorist threat entirely,

xinhuanet_en 21-OCT-11

Salehi [-said]: PKK and PJAK are common problems for Turkey and Iran, our determination continues, we should fight them with more serious coordination,

news 21-OCT-11

Clinton [-said]: The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the recent attacks by the PKK in Turkey's Hakkari province. I join President [Barack] Obama in offering our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of all those killed and injured in this tragedy,

trendnews 20-OCT-11

Erdoğan [-said]: Those who cannot declare the PKK a terrorist organization cannot contribute to this process. The word ‘peace’ does not even befit their mouths. The word ‘peace’ befits those who really long for peace,

todayszaman 20-OCT-11

Ashton [-said]: I was appalled to learn of today's shameful terrorist attacks in Turkey by the PKK. I condemn them in the strongest terms, and deeply regret the loss of life,

trust 19-OCT-11

Gul [-said]: >PKK, has inflicted one of most deadly attacks on the Turkish armed forces in recent years - killing at least 26 Turkish soldiers and injuring 16 others near Turkey's border with Iraq. Using heavy weapons the Kurdistan Workers Party carried out attacks on several army bases in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The attacks occurred in the mountainous Hakkari province that borders Iraq. With as many as 200 rebels believed to have been involved, it was one of largest operations carried out by the group in

voanews 19-OCT-11

Obama [-said]: The United States will continue our strong cooperation with the Turkish government as it works to defeat the terrorist threat from the PKK and to bring peace, stability and prosperity to all the people of southeast Turkey,

nowlebanon 19-OCT-11

Erdogan [-told]: In this way, they legally send money to the PKK,

upi 04-OCT-11

Barzani [-complains that]: But it is not acceptable for PKK and PJAK to continue forever. They should consider the interests of the Kurdistan Region.

ekurd 02-OCT-11

Karayılan [-said]: The PKK is not the [kind of] movement that would allow itself to be used against some other state. If the Israeli state wants to establish relations with the PKK, it must first apologize to the PKK and the Kurdish people for its role in the capture of the PKK’s leadership through an international conspiracy and handing [them] over to Turkey,

azg 14-SEP-11

Davutoglu [-reported]: Support extended to the PKK by Israel or any other country whoever they may be will be reciprocated equally,

jpost 13-SEP-11

Jenkins [ said]: In a situation where the country is effectively at war with the PKK [the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party], there are lots of people who wish they had the opportunity to avoid having to fight and risk being killed,

eurasianet 13-SEP-11

Davutoglu [-said]: Every time someone wants to disturb Turkey, they try to use the PKK for this. We have the power to continue both an effective struggle against terrorism and maintain our efforts for democratization. No one can blackmail us,

palestine 13-SEP-11

Davutoğlu [-added]: We have the strength to counter terrorism as we push on with our efforts for more democracy at the same time; nobody has the guts to blackmail us in this respect. Support extended to the PKK by Israel or any other country whoever they may be will be reciprocated equally,

todayszaman 12-SEP-11

Davutoglu [ said]: It is important that our Kurdish brothers especially see this. Every time someone wants to disturb Turkey, they try to use the PKK for this. We have the power to continue both an effective struggle against terrorism and maintain our efforts for democratization. No one can blackmail us,

trendnews 11-SEP-11

Barzani [-said]: The PKK and the PJAK are not taking the situation of the Kurdistan region into their considerations,

ekurd 07-SEP-11

Barzani [-said]: The presence of armed PEJAK and PKK members in the mountainous border areas provides an excuse for our two neighboring countries to commit these attacks,

kyivpost 24-AUG-11

Boroujerdi [-said]: Our country's intelligence forces have carried out an important task and have arrested the second person in the PKK,

trendnews 14-AUG-11

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan [said:]: There is no Kurdish issue in this country. There is a PKK problem in this country. The terror organization and its [sympathizers] should not expect goodwill from us.

hurriyetdailynews 25-JUL-11

Clinton [-said]: We stand with Turkey in its fight against the PKK, a designated terrorist organization which has claimed tens of thousands of Turkish lives,

cnn 17-JUL-11

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