Turkish winter campaign of 1994–1995

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Winter campaign of 1994–1995
Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict
DateNovember 1994–March 1995
Location
Southeastern Turkey
Result

Turkish victory

  • PKK presence heavily destroyed in Turkey [1]
  • PKK flees from turkey and moves most of their forces into Iraqi Kurdistan.
Belligerents
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkish Armed Forces Flag of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (1978-1995).svg Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)
Commanders and leaders
Flag of Turkey.svg İsmail Hakkı Karadayı
Flag of Turkey.svg Aydın İlter
Flag of Turkey.svg Halis Burhan
Flag of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (1978-1995).svg Abdullah Öcalan
Strength
Flag of Turkey.svg 150,000+ troops [2] Flag of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (1978-1995).svg 30,000+ militants [3]
Casualties and losses
Flag of Turkey.svg 173 security forces killed [4] Flag of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (1978-1995).svg 6,000+ militants killed [5]

In November 1994, the Turkish military launched a winter campaign in South-Eastern and Eastern Turkey to cut rebels from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), who were active in the region, off from their winter supplies. The campaign continued until March 20, 1995, when the Turkish government launched an offensive into Iraqi Kurdistan to dislodge the PKK from its bases before the spring.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "İşte Yıllara Göre Etkisiz Hale Getirilen PKK'lı - Foto Galeri - Memurlar.Net".
  2. ↑ "Refworld | Chronology for Kurds in Turkey" . Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kurdistan - Turkey". www.globalsecurity.org.
  4. ↑ Terörle Mücadelede Verdiğimiz Şehitler (1984-2013) 21yyte.org
  5. ↑ "İşte Yıllara Göre Etkisiz Hale Getirilen PKK'lı - Foto Galeri - Memurlar.Net".


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