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KURDISTAN WORKERS' PARTY

Recorded on 2 lists · entity

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Recorded profile

Aggregated from the recorded list entries and their published snapshot timestamps.
First recorded version
2026-07-23
Latest list modification
2026-09-18
Recorded countries
—
Identifiers
ofac_uid: 4702
Recorded programmes

FTO, Instrument of first listing: Charter of the United Nations (Anti terrorism — Persons and Entities) List 2001 (No. 2). Last listed on: 13/09/2025 - Charter of United Nations (Listed Persons and Entities) Amendment (No.2) Instrument 2025, SDGT, SDNTK

Related-record boundary

1 recorded addresses; no ownership, control or company link is inferred.

Aggregates

counted from the recorded entries below
Lists carrying the entry
2
Currently active
2
not removed from the list
Recorded name variants
39
Of which weak aliases
2
match on these is far less certain
Programmes cited
4
Recorded addresses
1
First seen in a list version
2026-07-23
Entry types
entity, Entity

Recorded relationship graph

Recorded sanctions relationships only; absence of an edge is not evidence of absence.

KURDISTAN WORKERS' PARTYKurdistan Workers’ Pa…Kurdistan Workers’ Pa…Freedom and Democrati…HPGHalu Mesru Savunma Ku…Hezan Parastina GelKADEKKongra Azadi u Demokr…Kongra GelKongra Gele KurdistanKurdish Freedom Falco…Kurdish Liberation Ha…Kurdistan Freedom Bri…Kurdistan Freedom Haw…Kurdistan Freedom and…Kurdistan Halk Kongre…Kurdistan Labor PartyKurdistan Ozgurluk Sa…Kurdistan People’s Co…New PKKPKKPartiya Karkeren Kurd…People’s Congress of …People’s Defence ForceTAKTeyrbazên Azadiya Kur…Instrument of first l…TürkiyeKURDISTAN WORKERS' PA…KURDISTAN WORKERS' PA…FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY…HALU MESRU SAVUNMA KU…KADEKKGKKONGRA-GELKURDISTAN FREEDOM AND…KURDISTAN PEOPLE'S CO…PARTIYA KARKERAN KURD…PEOPLE'S CONGRESS OF …PKKTHE PEOPLE'S DEFENSE …HSKKHKFTOSDGTSDNTK
sanctioned entitysanction entryaliasweak aliasprogramaddress47 nodes · 46 edges · depth 3

Timeline

stored source-backed state changes
No sanction change events are recorded for this entity.

Source documents

versioned list provenance
ListLast publishedOfficial
AU · 2802026-07-23Unknown source ↗
OFAC · 47022026-09-18U.S. Treasury OFAC ↗

List snapshot history

completed source snapshots for the lists carrying this entry
ListPublishedCompletedDeclared entries
OFAC2026-09-182026-09-2219,393
OFAC2026-09-172026-09-1819,399
OFAC2026-09-162026-09-1719,385
OFAC2026-09-102026-09-1119,388
OFAC2026-09-092026-09-1019,369
OFAC2026-09-082026-09-0919,365
OFAC2026-09-042026-09-0819,329
OFAC2026-08-282026-09-0119,321
OFAC2026-08-262026-08-2819,319
OFAC2026-08-242026-08-2619,314
OFAC2026-08-202026-08-2419,249
OFAC2026-08-182026-08-2019,202
OFAC2026-08-072026-08-1819,199
OFAC2026-08-062026-08-0719,189
OFAC2026-08-052026-08-0619,178
AU2026-07-232026-08-053,846
OFAC2026-07-302026-08-0519,181
OFAC2026-07-292026-07-3019,175
OFAC2026-07-272026-07-2919,157
OFAC2026-07-242026-07-2719,254

List-level version provenance; historical row payloads are not inferred from the current entry.

AU · entry 280

list version published 2026-07-23
Recorded nameKind
Kurdistan Workers’ PartyPrimary name
Freedom and Democratic Congress of KurdistanAlias
HPGAlias
Halu Mesru Savunma KuvvetiAlias
Hezan Parastina GelAlias
KADEKAlias
Kongra Azadi u Demokrasiya KurdistanAlias
Kongra GelAlias
Kongra Gele KurdistanAlias
Kurdish Freedom FalconsAlias
Kurdish Liberation HawksAlias
Kurdistan Freedom BrigadeAlias
Kurdistan Freedom HawksAlias
Kurdistan Freedom and Democracy CongressAlias
Kurdistan Halk KongresiAlias
Kurdistan Labor PartyAlias
Kurdistan Ozgurluk SahinleriAlias
Kurdistan People’s CongressAlias
New PKKAlias
PKKAlias
Partiya Karkeren KurdistanAlias
People’s Congress of KurdistanAlias
People’s Defence ForceAlias
TAKAlias
Teyrbazên Azadiya KurdistanAlias
Programmes

Instrument of first listing: Charter of the United Nations (Anti terrorism — Persons and Entities) List 2001 (No. 2). Last listed on: 13/09/2025 - Charter of United Nations (Listed Persons and Entities) Amendment (No.2) Instrument 2025

Addresses recorded
  • Türkiye

Source: Australian Sanctions Office / DFAT · as of 2026-07-23

Show stored source record
{
  "addresses": [
    "Türkiye"
  ],
  "countries": [],
  "details": [
    "Additional Information: The Kurdistan Workers’ Party was formed in 1978 and initially sought the creation of an independent Kurdish state in south eastern Türkiye, Syria and Iraq. It now calls for greater Kurdish autonomy.",
    "Listing Information: Instrument of first listing: Charter of the United Nations (Anti terrorism — Persons and Entities) List 2001 (No. 2). Last listed on: 13/09/2025 - Charter of United Nations (Listed Persons and Entities) Amendment (No.2) Instrument 2025",
    "Committees: 1373 (2001)",
    "Control Date: 45913",
    "Targeted Financial Sanction: 1",
    "Travel Ban: 0",
    "Arms Embargo: 0",
    "Maritime Restriction: 0"
  ],
  "primary_name_published": true,
  "programs": [
    "Instrument of first listing: Charter of the United Nations (Anti terrorism — Persons and Entities) List 2001 (No. 2). Last listed on: 13/09/2025 - Charter of United Nations (Listed Persons and Entities) Amendment (No.2) Instrument 2025"
  ]
}

OFAC · entry 4702

list version published 2026-09-18
Recorded nameKind
KURDISTAN WORKERS' PARTYPrimary name
FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS OF KURDISTANAlias
HALU MESRU SAVUNMA KUVVETIAlias
KADEKAlias
KGKAlias
KONGRA-GELAlias
KURDISTAN FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESSAlias
KURDISTAN PEOPLE'S CONGRESSAlias
PARTIYA KARKERAN KURDISTANAlias
PEOPLE'S CONGRESS OF KURDISTANAlias
PKKAlias
THE PEOPLE'S DEFENSE FORCEAlias
HSKWeak alias
KHKWeak alias
Programmes

FTO, SDGT, SDNTK

Addresses recorded

—

Source: U.S. Treasury, OFAC · as of 2026-09-18

Show stored source record
{
  "addresses": [],
  "countries": [],
  "details": [],
  "primary_name_published": true,
  "programs": [
    "FTO",
    "SDGT",
    "SDNTK"
  ]
}
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