Designation identifiers
- UKSL unique ID
- CTI0036
- OFSI group ID
- 7231
- Designation type
- Entity
- Date designated
- 31 December 2020
- Last updated
- 9 April 2025
Regimes
- The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Designation sources
- UK
Sanctions imposed
- Asset freeze
- Arms embargo
- Director Disqualification Sanction
Official reasons
- 'The PKK is a Kurdish terrorist organisation, proscribed by the UK, the EU and NATO, which was formed in the late 1970s and has claimed responsibility for numerous terrorist attacks, mainly against Turkish state security forces but also civilians. Its attacks are mainly carried out in Turkey’s largely Kurdish southeast. Cooperation exists between the PKK in Turkey and other Kurdish armed groups in the region situated along the Öcalan axis of support. These like-minded groups identify as being under the cross-border umbrella of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK).
Other information
- The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
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