It is believed the region is the base for most of the leadership of the Kurdistan Workers Party, the PKK.
据信,这一地区是库尔德工人党领导层中大多数成员的所在地。
With 100,000 Turkish troops near the frontier, and the public baying for action to stem cross-border raids by the Kurdistan Workers Party the stakes are high.
土耳其在边境部署了10万人的军队,加上公众呼吁采取行动阻止库尔德工人党的越界袭击,赌注还是挺大的。
Tensions between Turkey and Kurdish rebels have been on the rise as Istanbul has stepped up its campaign against the Kurdistan Workers Party in response to increased attacks by the group.
伊斯坦布尔对库尔德工人党的战争正在升级以报复它们的进攻行为,因此土耳其和库尔德反抗组织之间的紧张状况正在升级。
The Turkish air force launched a series of air strikes Saturday and early Sunday against bases of the Kurdistan Workers Party in northern Iraq.
土耳其空军星期六和星期天清晨向伊拉克北部的库尔德工人党基地接连发动空袭。
The Kurdish rebels from the Kurdistan Workers Party, the PKK, say their losses are much lower, though none of the figures can be independently verified.
属于库尔德工人党的库尔德叛军表示,他们的伤亡和损失要少得多。双方的统计数字都无法得到独立消息来源的证实。