"Still, Parlak was in a bind. Turkey considers the
Kurdistan Workers Party, also known as the PKK, to
be a terrorist group. In 1997, the U.S. also declared
the PKK a terrorist organization. And U.S.
immigration authorities say Parlak was involved
with the PKK.
Parlak disagrees and claims he was not part of the
PKK. "I never harmed anybody, never hurt
anybody," he says...."
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/03/11/468732559/a-friendly-cafe-owner-in-michigan-or-a-militant-from-turkey
