KURDISTAN WORKERS' PARTY

Last Updated: April 19, 2026

Aliases

PKK

PARTIYA KARKERAN KURDISTAN

THE PEOPLE'S DEFENSE FORCE

HALU MESRU SAVUNMA KUVVETI

FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN

KADEK

KURDISTAN FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS

KURDISTAN PEOPLE'S CONGRESS

PEOPLE'S CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN

KONGRA-GEL

KGK

HSK

KHK

Official reason

N/A

Other Information

SDN

Date of listing

1997-10-08

Program information

Authority

Program

Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 598

Regime

OFAC-horizontal

Target State

Drugs

Measures

Blocking Property

Official Information

The Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 598 (FNKSR), implement the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901–1908), which provides authority for the application of sanctions to significant foreign narcotics traffickers and their organizations operating worldwide.

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/05/17/2021-10314/narcotics-trafficking-sanctions-regulations-and-foreign-narcotics-kingpin-sanctions-regulations

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