As a result of the KDP's alliance with PUK to form the Kurdistan Regional Government and the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, KDP rebel forces are unlikely to conduct violent attacks in the future.  Naturally the organization will continue to fight for an independent Kurdistan, but the KDP has been trying to establish itself as a political organization working for the peaceful attainment of Kurdistan.<br /><br />

Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) -- Founding Group (Suspected)

May be a faction or alias of the Kurdistan Workers' Party

The Kurdish Islamic Unity Party has claimed no attacks since the August 1995 bombings. The group is inactive, or may never have existed it all. It could also have been a small faction of the PKK.  In any case, Kurdish nationalist violence is still common in Turkey today, and the PKK is at the forefront of the movement.

Little is known about the specific objectives and ideology of the Kurdish Patriotic Union, although unconfirmed reports claim that the group is a splinter group of the Kurdish Worker's Party (PKK).  Carrying out a limited number of attacks in Turkey, their actions have been overshadowed by those of the more prominent Kurdish terrorist organizations.  Their attacks on tourist targets are presumed to be a tactic to scare foreign tourists away from visiting Turkey and therefore compel the Turkish government into compliance.  It is unknown, however, if they were chosen specifically to target British tourists.

Although the Kurdish Patriotic Union has not claimed a terrorist attack since 1994, a 1997 statement by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) claims that the Kurdish Patriotic Union is now operating within an alliance called the Kurdistan Allied National Forces.

Kurdish Vengeance Brigade, Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, Kurdistan Freedom Falcons Organization

TAK may receive funding from the Kurdistan Workers' Party

Though not the largest, most visible, or most active Kurdish militant outfit in Turkey, the TAK is still a dangerous terrorist group. The group has claimed responsibility for several recent incidents, including a failed plot to attack a bus carrying legal officials on April 12th, 2006.  Five of the group's members were arrested when the plot was broken up. The group also claimed responsibility for an April 5th attack on a district office of the Justice and Development Party in Istanbul. In March, one person was killed and thirteen injured when the TAK detonated a bomb near a bus station in Istanbul. <P><br /><br />The TAK will remain active for the foreseeable future and both the frequency and lethality of its attacks may continue to increase. <P>