Rebel group , the Kurdistan Workers ’ Party ( Kurdistan ) , has said that it will negotiate with Turkey but refuses to surrender . Its leader , Cemil Bayik , said that current attempts to force the group to surrender will only intensify its violence and the conflict with Turkey . During an interview with the BBC , he warned : “ The Kurds will defend themselves to the end , so long as this is the Turkish approach - of course the PKK will escalate the war . ” Bayik argued that his group was not looking to divide the country , and continued to want to live within its borders . Mr Cevik said that "once... the PKK has been driven out, then Turkey is going to start talking not to the PKK or HDP or whatever, but to Kurdish opinion leaders, serious people". Its primary goal , however , is to have what he described as “ " ’ innate rights ” accepted within Turkey . Notably , Bayik sought to distance the PKK from the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks ( TAK ) , which claimed responsibility for bomb attacks in the capital in February and March . Separately , the Turkish authorities have ruled out any talks with the PKK .
Rebel group , the Kurdistan Workers ’ Party ( Kurdistan ) , has said that it will negotiate with Turkey but refuses to surrender . Its leader , Cemil Bayik , said that current attempts to force the group to surrender will only intensify its violence and the conflict with Turkey . During an interview with the BBC , he warned : “ The Kurds will defend themselves to the end , so long as this is the Turkish approach - of course the PKK will escalate the war . ” Bayik argued that his group was not looking to divide the country , and continued to want to live within its borders . Its primary goal , however , is to have what he described as “ " ’ innate rights ” accepted within Turkey . Notably , Bayik sought to distance the PKK from the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks ( TAK ) , which claimed responsibility for bomb attacks in the capital in February and March . Separately , the Turkish authorities have ruled out any talks with the PKK .