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S E C R E T BERLIN 001443 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR EUR/AGS, EUR/PGI, EUR/SE AND S/CT 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/26/2016 
TAGS: PREL PTER PGOV PINR KCRM KTFN GM TU
SUBJECT: TURKISH EMBASSY PRESSES FOR HELP CAPTURING PKK 
TERRORIST 
 
REF: BERLIN 1109 AND PREVIOUS 
 
Classified By: Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs 
Robert F. Cekuta for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 
 
¶1. (S) Turkish Embassy PolCouns Kemal Tuzun requested a 
meeting May 26 with Acting Global Affairs Counselor to 
discuss new ideas from Ankara to fight the PKK.  During the 
meeting he provided a non-paper (in English, text contained 
in para 4 below) about and photos of Canan Kurtyilmaz, a.k.a. 
Asya Deniz.  He noted she is a PKK leader and that her 
capture is a priority for Ankara.  Tuzun said she might be 
based in France, but Ankara believed that she traveled freely 
in the EU Schengen area and spent most of her time in 
Germany.  He stated Turkish security services are prepared to 
provide additional information on Kurtyilmaz / Deniz.  When 
asked if Turkey is prepared to give German officials evidence 
that would withstand German court scrutiny needed for Germany 
to agree to Kurtyilmaz's extradition, Tuzun said the Turkish 
security services could provide additional information to 
German agencies, but said it was up to Germany to investigate 
her activities in Germany -- which presumably would include 
illegal fundraising for the PKK -- and prosecute or extradite 
her on that basis. 
 
¶2. (C) Commenting on the state of cooperation with Germany on 
the PKK, Tuzun said Germany did not prosecute PKK members for 
the crime, under German law, of membership in a foreign 
terrorist organization, but that Germany had prosecuted PKK 
members if there were other additional grounds, e.g., PKK 
membership plus fraud, document forgery, weapons crimes or 
financial offenses.  Tuzun complained in many cases PKK 
terrorist leaders commit their crimes in Europe or in 
northern Iraq -- they are not so stupid as to travel to 
Turkey where they would be arrested, he said.  Therefore it 
is the countries where the crimes take place, not Turkey, 
Tuzun continued, that are in the best position to collect and 
present evidence of these PKK leaders' activities and crimes. 
 That said, Tuzun remarked that the Turkish Embassy had 
forewarned German officials about attacks, allegedly linked 
to the PKK, that took place in Germany in April (reftel).  He 
said German authorities consequently were able to increase 
security precautions at Turkish establishments and that the 
information Turkey provided proved to be correct.  On the 
other hand, Tuzun said the Embassy had not heard of any 
subsequent arrests of the individuals the Turkish authorities 
listed would be involved in the attacks.  Further to reftel's 
report of the arrest of PKK leader "Gulay A.," Tuzun said he 
had still not heard how important her capture is from 
Ankara's point of view. 
 
¶3. (SBU) Tuzun welcomed the U.S. delegation which is to visit 
Berlin June 6 and agreed to meet with them. 
 
¶4. (C) Begin Text of Turkish Embassy non-paper 
 
Asya Deniz kod Canan KURTYILMAZ (NOTE: Tuzun stated "kod" was 
Turkish for "is a code name for" End Note). 
 
Also known as: Asya Deniz 
Father's-Mother's name: Murat Emin - Nesrin 
Place of Birth: Eskisehir 
Date of Birth: 1973 
 
The above named PKK terrorist; 
 
- has begun her activities in the PKK ranks in 1992, while 
she was studying at the faculty of Architecture, Middle East 
Technical University, Ankara, 
 
- uses the code name "Asya Deniz" in her activities, 
 
- has been a member of the PKK Party Assembly since 2001, 
 
- is one of the leading militants in charge of the PJA (Free 
Women Party) which is one of the PKK affiliated formations in 
Europe, 
 
- applied for political asylum in France in 2001, 
 
- has been granted a residence permit by the French 
authorities, 
 
- took active part in the activities of the PKK in Makhmour 
Camp at a leading position, in 2003, 
 
- has become one of the leading members of the PKK in 
northern Iraq, as of 2004, 
 
- in April 2005, during the PKK General Congress held in 
northern Iraq, has been assigned as the co-chairperson of 
PKK, along with Murat Karayilan, 
 
- in the PKK Congress of May 2005, has been elected to the 
"Kurdistan People's Congress" (KKK) Executive Council 
membership, 
 
- in January 2006, moved from northern Iraq to Europe and has 
been tasked with overseeing the whole activities of the PKK 
all around Europe. 
 
End Text of Turkish Embassy non-paper. 
TIMKEN JR