The German Ministry of the Interior indicated that “the risk of the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) carrying out armed actions against Turkish state institutions in Germany still exists”, noting that “the main activities of the organization in Germany are the provision of logistical and financial support. .” recruiting new individuals and organizing numerous demonstrations and major events for propaganda purposes.

In a written response to a question from the Anadolu agency, she stated that “the aforementioned organization has for many years sought to improve its image in Europe by presenting itself as an organization that does not accept violence.” The department also did not rule out the death of people in the event of riots during demonstrations by supporters of the organization in Germany.

Regarding the measures taken by the German authorities against more than 14,500 members of the organization, the ministry stated that the PKK has been banned in Germany since 1993, and no country in Europe is fighting the organization systematically and comprehensively and at great financial cost. and human efforts such as Germany.