The PKK has long been able to establish associations throughout Europe. What Turkish authorities want from their European allies is to close down these associations and cut off the PKK's organizations across Europe and financial support that come through these associations. Yet, European countries are reluctant to take such measures. The schism between Turkey and European countries regarding taking effective measures against the PKK is an outcome of different paradigms. European countries and Turkey, have two different opinions on international relations. In their foreign affairs, most European countries, especially the north-western ones, see the world from the perspective of interdependency theories. However, Turkish authorities, on the other hand, see the world as an “anarchy,” from the viewpoint of the realist perspective. Therefore, conflicts occur due to the different perspectives of understanding the issue of the PKK.