Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
94ANKARA9784
1994-08-08 15:24:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Ankara
how-toR 081524Z AUG 94 FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA TO FBIS NICOSIA CY SECSTATE WASHDC 1333
UNCLAS ANKARA 009784
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/P AND NEA/P
E.O. 12356:N/A
TAGS: PTER TU
SUBJECT: MEANING OF "PKK"
REF: (A) STATE 208922; (B) FBIS NICOSIA 051822Z AUG 94;
(C) 93 ANKARA 9566
EMBASSY REMINDS ADDRESSEES THAT THE TERM "PKK" STANDS
FOR "KURDISTAN WORKERS PARTY" ("PARTIYA KERKERAN
KURDISTAN" IN KURDISH),NOT/NOT "KURDISH WORKERS
PARTY." THE DIFFERENCE IS MORE THAN SYNTACTICAL.
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