Silhan Ozcelik , of Holloway , north London , was arrested at Stansted Airport after she arrived on a flight from Germany on January 16 . A teenage girl who allegedly ran away from home to fight against Isis in Syria has appeared in court on terrorism charges . Silhan Ozcelik , of Holloway , north London , was arrested at Stansted Airport after she arrived on a flight from Germany on January 16 . The 18-year-old is accused of travelling by Eurostar from St Pancras to Brussels on October 27 and then attempting to join the guerrilla army in the Kurdistan Workers ' Party - known as the PKK - which is fighting against IS in Syria . The PKK is proscribed by UK authorities as a terrorist group . Ozcelik faces one charge of engaging in conduct in preparation for giving effect to an intention to commit acts of terrorism , contrary to section 5 ( 1 ) ( a ) of the Terrorism Act 2006 . Ozcelik is accused of travelling to Belgium on the 8:58 Eurostar from St Pancras International on October 27th last year , the same day she was reported missing by her family . The headquarters of the PKK 's youth movement is in Stuggart , Germany , the court heard . Wearing a black and cream coat , blue shirt and black trousers , she spoke only to confirm her name , age and address during the short hearing at Westminster Magistrates ' Court . District Judge John Zani remanded her in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on April 1 . As she was led away from the dock she smiled and appeared to mouth 'It 's okay ' to her brother , who followed proceedings from the public gallery . 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 she was led away from the dock she smiled and appeared to mouth 'It 's okay ' to her brother , who followed proceedings from the public gallery . 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 . Remanding Ozcelik in custody , Judge John Zani said : ‘ This case now proceeds to the Central Criminal Court and you will appear there on the 1 April where the judge will no doubt want to make progress . ‘ These allegations are clearly very serious although I appreciate this is just an accusation. ’ Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Ozcelik , of London , was arrested at Stansted Airport in January 16 . Accused of attempting to join guerrilla army in Kurdistan Workers ' Party . The PKK is proscribed by UK and US authorities as a terrorist group . She was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on April 1 .