WASHINGTON ( CNN ) -- The United States has designated a Kurdish militant group in Turkey as a terrorist organization , the State Department said . Turkish President Abdullah Gul , left , speaks to reporters with President Bush earlier this week in Washington . The group , the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons , known as TAK , is affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers ' Party , or PKK -- the separatist Kurdish group that has been attacking Turkey from inside northern Iraq . Turkey has responded to the attacks by bombing PKK targets in the predominantly Kurdish area of northern Iraq . The United States , the European Union and Turkey regard the group as a terrorist organization . The United States says TAK is `` responsible for multiple terrorist attacks in Turkey , which targeted tourist locations , military sites , and government buildings , resulting in several deaths . '' The classification of the group as a `` Specially Designated Global Terrorist '' subjects the organization and its supporters to financial sanctions . `` With this designation , the United States reaffirms its commitment to fight terrorism in cooperation with its NATO ally , Turkey . The United States will continue to work with Turkey , Iraq , and the rest of Europe against the PKK and its support networks and affiliates , such as the TAK . There must be no safe havens for such terrorists , '' according to a statement from Tom Casey , deputy spokesman of the State Department . The move came after President Bush met Tuesday in Washington with Turkish President Abdullah Gul . The men discussed what Bush called their `` common enemy ... the PKK . '' The PKK has spent two decades fighting for autonomy for Kurds in southeastern Turkey . E-mail to a friend .
U.S. puts Kurdistan Freedom Falcons , or TAK , on list of terrorist groups . TAK is affiliated with Kurdish separatist group PKK . PKK has been attacking Turkey from inside Iraq . Move against TAK comes after Turkish president meets with President Bush .