Also Friday, the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, said it was declaring a cease-fire in its separatist insurgency in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast, including some areas affected by the quake.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/02/10/rescues-in-turkey-offer-moments-of-relief-in-quake-aftermath/

Anadolu Agency says those detained are suspected of financing the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, of recruiting members or of engaging in propaganda on behalf of the group.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/04/25/turkey-110-detained-over-suspected-kurdish-militant-links/

Erdogan has delayed approving the application, accusing Stockholm of sheltering “terrorists” from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) which is listed as a terror group by Ankara and its Western allies.

Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2023/06/03/erdogan-sworn-in-for-third-term-as-turkish-president-vows-unity/

Turkey has complained about what it sees as Stockholm’s tolerance of support for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/02/20/blinken-praises-americans-response-to-turkey-earthquake/

Turkish security forces conducted a successful air operation in northern Iraq’s Hakurk region, resulting in the elimination of six members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), according to a statement from Turkey’s Defense Ministry on Monday.

Source: https://themedialine.org/mideast-daily-news/turkish-airstrike-neutralizes-6-pkk-members-in-northern-iraq/