| INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST SYMBOLS DATABASE |Kurdistan Workers
Party (PKK) (2)| Other PKK Symbols: Description: This is the
group's former symbol. A small, yellow hammer and sickle are at
the center of inside the yellow outline of a star. The group's
name and date of founding circle the star.The star, outlined in
yellow design is set against a red background. The group's name
and date of founding circumscribe the star. Explanation: The
hammer and sickle evokes Soviet-style communism and underscores
the group's communist ideology. The star represents unity. The
torch is a symbol of enlightenment and self-determination. |
Name Variations | Overview | Focus of Operations | Major Attacks
| Leaders | Ideology | Goals | Methods | Sponsors | U.S.-
Related Activities | Partiya Karkaren Kurdistan (PKK) Kongreya
Azadi ù Demokrasiya Kurdistan, or KADEK (Kurdistan Freedom and
Democracy Congress) Founded in 1978 by Kurdish political science
student Abdullah Ocalan, the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK)
aimed to integrate Marx