dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɪts pˈɑːɹɾi kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti, ɪt ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd ɛɡzˈɪstəns ʌvðə kˈɜːdɪʃ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ɪn ˈiːstɚn pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi wˌɪtʃ hædtʊ ɐfɹˈʌnt pˈɑːlɪsiz ʌv fˈoːɹst ɐsˌɪmɪlˈeɪʃən.
During its Party Congress in October 1970, it recognized existence of the Kurdish community in eastern part of the country which had to affront policies of forced assimilation.