List of countries and organizations that list the PKK as a terrorist group

List of countries and organizations that list the PKK as a terrorist group

Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) is listed by the following states as a terrorist organization:

* Australia [ [http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200512/16/eng20051216_228411.html Australia declares PKK terrorist organization] ] [cite web|url= http://www.nationalsecurity.gov.au/agd/www/nationalsecurity.nsf/AllDocs/28B052FC3CCE4009CA2570DF000FB458?OpenDocument|work=Australian National Security|publisher=Australian Government|title=Kurdistan Workers Party|quote=listed in Australia (as a terrorist organization) on December 17 2005|accessdate=2007-09-01]
* AzerbaijanFact|date=February 2008
* AfghanistanFact|date=February 2008
* CanadaFact|date=February 2008
* European Union [http://www.statewatch.org/terrorlists/docs/EUterrorlist-May-06.pdf European Union List of Terrorist Organisations] , [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7328238.stm annulled] by European Court of First Instance]
** Austria
** Belgium
** Bulgaria
** Cyprus
** Czech Republic
** Denmark
** Estonia
** Finland
** France
** Germany
** Greece
** Hungary
** Ireland
** Italy
** Latvia
** Lithuania
** Luxembourg
** Malta
** Netherlands
** Poland
** Portugal
** Romania
** Slovakia
** Slovenia
** Spain
** Sweden
** United Kingdom
* IraqFact|date=February 2008
* KazakhstanFact|date=February 2008
* PhilippinesFact|date=February 2008
* Syria [http://www.ict.org.il/articles/syria-turkey.htm Turkey-Syria Treaty, Syria recognizes PKK as terrorist orgnization] ]
* Turkey [ [http://www.egm.gov.tr/temuh/terorgrup1.html Türkiye'de Halen Faaliyetlerine Devam Eden Baslica Terör Örgütleri] , Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü (Directorate of National Security). tr icon]
* United States [ [http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/fs/37191.htm USA List of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs)] ] [ [http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/terror_95/tersst.htm Overview of State-Sponsored Terrorism (Syria-PKK)] , US Department of State] [ [http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/fs/2002/9014.htm Foreign Terrorist Organizations, US Department of State] , 2002.]

Its actions have been criticised by human rights groups such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.Fact|date=February 2008

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