PKK’s name surfaced in the terrorist attack on Turkey, Home Minister and Defense Minister expressed apprehension

Turkish Terrorist Attack: Many people lost their lives and many are still injured in the terrorist attack on Wednesday in Turkey’s capital Ankara. Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya called this attack a terrorist attack. Also, the possibility of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) being behind this attack has been expressed. Although this has not been confirmed yet, he is believed to be involved in this attack. And

Also, according to Firstpost report, Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler has also expressed apprehension over PKK for the attack on the government aerospace and defense company in Ankara. After the statements given by two senior ministers of the Turkish government, fingers are being pointed towards PKK.

Why is the Turkish government blaming the PKK for the attack?

Fingers are being pointed at the PKK after two important ministers of the Turkish government expressed their suspicion that the PKK was behind the terrorist attack in Ankara. However, Turkey has responded by attacking PKK positions in northern Iraq and Syria.

Why was PKK formed, what was its purpose?

PKK is an extremist organization, which was formed by Abdullah Ocalan in 1978 as a group to fight for the rights and rights of Kurds in Turkey. Let us tell you that initially PKK was a group with Marxist-Leninist thinking, which over time emerged as a nationalist movement.

After that, in 1984, the PKK started an armed rebellion for Kurdish autonomy. The result of which was a very long and bloody conflict between the PKK and the Turkish state, in which thousands of people lost their lives.

What is the demand of the Kurdish community?

Let us tell you that Kurds are an ethnic minority in Türkiye. Which has been demanding its independence for decades. According to the Council of Foreign Relations, Kurds constitute about 20 percent of Türkiye’s total population. However, Kurds still say that their identity is repressed.