Timeline of the Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency (1978–2015)

[6] The main rebel group is the Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK,[2] which was founded on November 27, 1978,[7] and started a full-scale insurgency on August 15, 1984, when it declared a Kurdish uprising.

[8] Apart from some extended ceasefires (most recently during the 2013-2015 Kurdish-Turkish peace process), the conflict has continued to the present day.

[4][9][10][11] A statement issued after an emergency meeting of the Counter Terrorism Higher Board, chaired by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said: "Our struggle against terrorism will be pursued under all conditions and above all other concerns through effective cooperation between state bodies and every measure will be implemented with determination.

"[57] The British foreign office said: "The United Kingdom utterly condemns Friday's terrorist attack in Hakkâri, Turkey.

"[58][59] The European Union also condemned the on the gendarmerie station in a statement released by the Union's French presidency, saying: "Europe expresses its complete solidarity with the Turkish authorities and offers its condolences to the families and friends of the victims.