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PKK terrorist group
The Turkish government has considered the PKK as a terrorist group.There is approximately 30 million Kurd's living in the middle east -
PKK
Kurdish Workers Party- the people democratic party -
growing conflict
There has been growing tension especially since the Gezi park protest in June 2013.Tensions also have risen between Turkish authorities and Kurdish groups -
Syrian Kurds
Turkey and Syrian Kurds have been combating the Islamic state and have formed a semi-autonomous region in North Syria -
PKK cease fire
Two- year cease-fire between Kurds and the government because of some killed kurds near the Syrian boarder. -
Turkey deadliest attacks
Turkeys deadliest attack occurred at a peace rally in Ankara in October 2015. They killed more then 100 people -
Death
Peace talks between the Turkish government and the PKK broke down in 2015. Since then, over 2,000 people have been killed in clashes between security forces and the PKK. -
President Erdogan
The president has cracked down on suspected coup conspirators and arrested and estimated 30,000 people. He has also increased air strikes on PKK militants in turkey -
Peace talks
Turkish Government called for peace talks in 2016 -
Kurdish fighters
IF The kurds succeed in establishing and independent state in Syria amid the chaos gripping the region
