A teenage girl has appeared in court accused of plotting to travel overseas to join Kurdish rebels in the fight against the Islamic State . Sixth-form student Silhan Ozcelik , 18 , went missing from her Kurdish family ’ s home in north London last October , while she was still only 17 . The Old Bailey head how Ozcelik travelled on the Eurostar with another man to Stuttgart , Germany , where the Kurdish Workers ’ Party ( PKK ) youth movement have its headquarters . Sixth-form student Silhan Ozcelik , 18 , is accused of preparing to carry out a terrorist attack in October 2014 . The teenager , who is of Kurdish heritage , was then detained at Stansted Airport after she returned to the UK from Germany on January 16 . Ozcelik , from Clissold Park , north London , has been charged with one count of engaging in preparation for terrorist activity in October 2014 . As the hearing was taking place , protestors gathered outside the Old Bailey with banners and flags to voice their disapproval at the trial . The Kurdistan Workers ’ s Party ( PKK ) is a Kurdish rebel organisation founded in 1978 , originally fighting for self-determination and political rights for Kurds in Turkey . As the hearing was taking place , protestors gathered outside the Old Bailey with banners and flags to voice their disapproval at the trial . More recently PKK have been fighting to relieve Kurdish enclaves , such as Kobani in Syria , which has come under attack from ISIS . PKK is listed as a terrorist organisation by NATO , the United States and the European Union . After appearing in court today via videolink , the teenager was again in remanded in custody by Mr Justice Sweeney . She is due to enter pleas to the allegations on June 12 . Her trial date is set for September 7 . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Silhan Ozcelik , 18 , went missing from Kurdish family ’ s home last October . Court heard she travelled on Kurdish Workers ' Party to Stuttgart , home of Eurostar youth movement . Ozcelik , from Clissold Park , north London , charged with one terror offence .