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Kurdistan Workers' Party

First seen Sep 15, 2022 · Last confirmed Apr 24, 2026 · Last updated Apr 24, 2026

Entity Overview

Full Name
Kurdistan Workers' Party
Entity Type
Organization (Organization)
Countries
Turkey
OpenSanctions ID
NK-Q2G6WtLqPzZk5zCNFMFee5
First Seen
Sep 15, 2022
Last Confirmed On List
Apr 24, 2026
Last Updated
Apr 24, 2026

Cross-Source Intelligence

Risk Level

Critical

19 lists confirmed

OFAC SDN

Match

Direct SDN search

BIS CSL

Match

Consolidated Screening List

SAM.gov

Clear

No exclusions

Fed Register

5 mentions

Designation notices & actions

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Data compiled from OpenSanctions, OFAC SDN, BIS Consolidated Screening List, Federal Register · As of 2026-04-26 · Updates daily

Multi-List Designation

Kurdistan Workers' Party appears on 19 distinct sanctions and screening lists across multiple jurisdictions, indicating broad international consensus on restriction.

Sanctions Lists (18)

United States1 list
  • us_ofac_sdn
Australia1 list
  • au_dfat_sanctions
Other Jurisdictions16 lists
  • kg_fiu_national
  • gb_fcdo_sanctions
  • ca_listed_terrorists
  • tw_shtc
  • eu_journal_sanctions
  • mc_fund_freezes
  • bg_omnio_poi
  • be_fod_sanctions
  • au_listed_terrorist_orgs
  • jp_mof_sanctions
  • eu_fsf
  • nz_designated_terrorists
  • fr_tresor_gels_avoir
  • us_state_terrorist_orgs
  • md_terror_sanctions
  • us_trade_csl

Programs & Topics

export.controlcrime.terrorsanction

Addresses

Türkiye

Aliases (85)

Also Known As
Partia Pracujących Kurdystanu
Det Kurdiske Arbejderparti
KONGRA-GEL
Kurdische Arbeiterpartei
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)
KURDISTAN WORKERS' PARTY
Εργατικό Κόµµα του Κουρδιστάν
Partido de los Trabajadores del Kurdistán
Kurdistano darbininkų partija
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
Partito dei lavoratori del Kurdistan
Páirtí Oibrithe na Cordastáine
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)
Partido dos Trabalhadores do Curdistão
Народный конгресс Курдистана
Delavska stranka Kurdistana
Контра- Гель
Курдская рабочая партия
Kurdistani Töölispartei
Kurd Munkáspárt
Partidul Muncitoresc din Kurdistan
Parti des travailleurs du Kurdistan
Кюрдска работническа партия
Kurdistan Workers' Party(PKK)
Kurdistanin työväenpuolue
Partiya Karkeren Kurdistane (PKK)
Kurdistan Workers Party
クルド労働者党
Kurdistan Workers’ Party
Koerdische Arbeiderspartij
Strana kurdských pracujúcich
Курдский народный конгресс
Kurdistanska radnička stranka
„Kurdistan Workers' Party” („Partidul Muncitoresc din Kurdistan”) – „PKK”
Partiya Karkeren Kurdistan (PKK)
Рабочая партия Курдистана
Kurdská strana pracujících
Kurdistans arbetarparti
Il-Partit tal-Ħaddiema tal-Kurdistan
Kongra Gele Kurdistan
People’s Congress of Kurdistan
Partiya Karkeren Kurdistan
New PKK
KURDISTAN PEOPLE'S CONGRESS
Kurdistan Halk Kongresi (KHK)
„KADEK”
PKK
Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê (PKK)
Hezan Parastina Gel
Kurdistan People’s Congress
Partya Karkeren Kurdistan
Курдистан Уъркърс Парти (ПКК)
Kurdistan Labour Party and Kurdistan People's Congress.
KADEK
FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN
Kurdistan Ozgurluk Sahinleri
People's Congress of Kurdistan and Kongra-Gel
People’s Defence Force
KGK
Kurdistan Labor Party
Halu Mesru Savunma Kuvveti
HALU MESRU SAVUNMA KUVVETI
PEOPLE'S CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN
PARTIYA KARKERAN KURDISTAN
Kurdistan Freedom Brigade
Kongra Gel
Kurdistan Freedom Hawks
КОНГРА ГЕЛ
Freedom and Democratic Congress of Kurdistan
Teyrbazên Azadiya Kurdistan
КАДЕК
KURDISTAN FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS
Kurdistan Freedom and Democracy Congress
„KONGRA-GEL”)
Kurdish Freedom Falcons
KONGRA-GEL”
TAK
Kurdistan Halk Kongresi
Kongra Azadi u Demokrasiya Kurdistan
THE PEOPLE'S DEFENSE FORCE
Kurdistan People's Congress
Kurdish Liberation Hawks
KHK
HSK
HPG

Also Found on Consolidated Screening List (1)

This entity also appears on the BIS Consolidated Screening List (CSL). Cross-screening confirms presence across multiple US government screening databases.

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