An official said those killed were PKK rebels.

官方称遇难者为库尔德叛军。

In a statement, the PKK said 15 soldiers had died.

在声明中，库尔德工人党称15名士兵死亡。

Now, the U.S. agrees that ISIS and the PKK are terrorist groups.

现在美国认同ISIS和库尔德工人党是恐怖组织。

Few doubt that the PKK and its imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan, still hold much sway.

无人质疑库尔德工人党，其已被监禁的领导人阿布拉杜? 奥贾兰仍然拥有举足轻重的地位。

But that both Mr. Erdogan and PKK, it may suit their interests for now.

不管是埃尔多安还是库尔德党，到目前为止均符合双方利益。

Nor is it clear whether or not the PKK would automatically choose to disarm.

也不清楚PKK是否会自动解除武装。

Exacerbating those fears is the escalating conflict between Kurdish PKK rebels and the Turkish government.

库尔德斯坦劳动党(PKK)叛军和土耳其政府之间不断加剧的冲突导致这种担忧加剧。

Do we want to have the PKK control a little state across from our borders?

我们真的想让库尔德工人党控制我们边境地区的小镇吗？

The politicians took back with them to Istanbul a statement from the PKK’s leader.

这些政客们带回伊斯坦布尔的还有这位“库德工人党(PKK)”领袖的一份声明。

But since these victims were mainly Kurdish, the PKK probably wasn't behind that is the thinking.

不过因为这起袭击中的大部分遇难者是库尔德人，库尔德工人党不太可能是爆炸案的幕后凶手。