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On 20 July 2015, a bombing in the predominantly Kurdish district of Suruç, reportedly perpetrated by the Dokumacılar group linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), killed 32 young activists and injured over 100.
The Kurdish insurgency is an armed conflict between the Republic of Turkey and various Kurdish insurgent groups, which have demanded separation from Turkey to create an independent Kurdistan, or to have autonomy and greater political and cultural rights for Kurds in Turkey.
The Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency [note 2] is an armed conflict between the Republic of Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers' Party, as well as its allied insurgent groups, both Kurdish and non-Kurdish, [87] who have either demanded separation from Turkey to create an independent Kurdistan, [34] or attempted to secure autonomy, [88] and/or ...
In late July 2015, the third phase of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict between various Kurdish insurgent groups and the Turkish government erupted, following a failed two and a half year-long peace process aimed at resolving the long-running conflict.
Aug 8, 2023 · The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), established by Abdullah Ocalan in 1978, has waged an insurgency since 1984 against Turkish authorities for greater cultural and political rights, primarily...
In July 2015, a two-and-a-half year long ceasefire broke down, Türkiye's fight against militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) – recognised as a terrorist organisation by Türkiye, the U.S. and the European Union – entered one of its deadliest chapters in nearly four decades.
Jul 13, 2023 · History. The PKK’s history can be divided into four distinct phases. From 1984 through 1999, the PKK waged a rural insurgency in Turkey. From 1999 to 2013, the PKK and Turkish security agencies engaged in secret talks while fighting continued. From 2013 to 2015, Turkey and the PKK engaged in a formal peace process.
