And if you feel Turkey is getting a "free pass" because they're allies, then should Kurdish terrorists get a free pass because Kurds are an ally?Certainly, for the same reasons that people forgave Mandela and the ANC for using terrorism in South Africa. Using terrorism when you're under occupation and oppression is inherently more legitimate than when you're the occupying power. That's why terrorism against the Russians in Afghanistan is forgiven and terrorism by Saddam against the Shi'ites and Kurds isn't.
More legitimate? Is Abdullah Ocalan now Nelson Mandela? Are PKK terrorists in Iraq justified in crosing the border to kill Turkish soldiers, civilians and tourists? How is Turkey oppressing and occupying Iraqi Kurds? How are the European tourists PKK has bombed oppressing anybody?
Historically, Turkey hasn’t treated its own Kurdish minority well, although they’ve made recent improvements. But does that mean Turkey has no right to defend itself from Marxist terrorists coming from Iraq and killing its citizens?