People's Defence Forces

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Foundation 1984 (1984)		Dates of operation 1984–present

Leader(s) Abdullah ÖcalanMurat Karayilan Motives Cultural and political rights for the Kurdish population in Turkey. Active region(s) Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Western Europe Ideology Kurdish nationalismDemocratic confederalismCommunalism

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People's Defence Forces (Kurdish: Hêzên Parastina Gel‎ (HPG); is the military wing of the PKK.

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