Teyrêbazên Azadîya Kurdistanê
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Kurdish militant group
designated terrorist organization in Turkey
designated terrorist organization in the European Union
designated terrorist organization in the United States
militant organization
Teyrêbazên Azadîya Kurdistanê is a Kurdish militant group, also known as the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK), known for carrying out violent attacks primarily in Turkey.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Teyrêbazên Azadîya Kurdistan | 2 |
| Teyrebazen Azadiya Kurdistan | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kurdish militant group
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designated terrorist organization in Turkey ⓘ designated terrorist organization in the European Union ⓘ designated terrorist organization in the United States ⓘ militant organization ⓘ |
| activeSince | early 2000s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kurdistan Freedom Hawks
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TAK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | terrorist group by many states ⓘ |
| conflictInvolvedIn | Kurdish–Turkish conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstClaimedAttack | 2004 ⓘ |
| designatedAsTerroristBy |
Australia
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Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClaimedResponsibilityFor |
attacks on tourist resorts in Turkey
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multiple bomb attacks in Ankara ⓘ multiple bomb attacks in Istanbul ⓘ |
| ideology |
Kurdish nationalism
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separatism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Kurmanji Kurdish ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Kurdistan Freedom Hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | Kurdish ⓘ |
| nativeNameScript | Latin script ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
focus on high-casualty urban attacks
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targeting of tourism sector in Turkey ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | clandestine ⓘ |
| politicalGoal | greater autonomy or independence for Kurds in Turkey ⓘ |
| primaryAreaOfOperation |
major Turkish cities
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western Turkey ⓘ |
| primaryTactics |
bombings
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car bomb attacks ⓘ suicide bombings ⓘ |
| primaryTargets |
Turkish security forces
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tourist areas in Turkey ⓘ urban centers ⓘ |
| publiclyClaims | to be independent from the PKK ⓘ |
| regionOfConflict |
southeastern Turkey
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western Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipWithPKK | disputed GENERATED ⓘ |
| shortName | TAK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspectedLinksTo |
Kurdistan Workers' Party
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PKK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesCommunicationChannel | online statements ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Teyrêbazên Azadîya Kurdistan
this entity surface form:
Teyrebazen Azadiya Kurdistan
this entity surface form:
Teyrêbazên Azadîya Kurdistan