Turkey–PKK Conflict

Content

• Thesis Statement• Status• Summary of the conflict• History• Statistics• Solutions• Other actors• Conclusion

Thesis Statement

“The conflict between two different idealisms and cultures created a tension that does not

have a definitive solution.”

Status

• Low level ongoing– Calls from both sides to end the armed conflict– Ongoing PKK withdrawal from Turkey– Escalation since September 2014 due to Kobane

Crisis

Summary of the conflict

• Two actors– Republic of Turkey and various Kurdish insurgent groups

• Independent Kurdistan– More rights

• 1984• Multiple attacks• Peaceful

– Cease-fire• 2013• 2014• 2015

Statistics

Figures by the Turkish military (1984-2008)

PKK Captives PKK Casualties Soldiers Civilians

14,000 32,000 6,482 5,560

Total Casualties according to the Turkish Government: 37,979Figures by pro-PKK sources (1984-1994)

Turkish Casualties PKK Casualties Civilian Casualties

11,750 6,443 3,330

Total casualties according to Sebahat Tuncel: 18,000

Statistics by the General Staff of the Republic of TurkeyYear Security Forces Civilians Insurgents Total

1984 26 43 28 97

1985 58 141 201 400

1986 51 133 74 258

1987 71 237 95 403

1988 54 109 123 286

1989 153 178 179 510

1990 161 204 368 733

1991 244 233 376 853

1992 629 832 1,129 2,590

1993 715 1,479 3,050 5,244

1994 1,145 992 2,510 4,647

1995 772 313 4,163 5,248

1996 608 170 3,789 4,567

1997 518 158 7,558 8,234

1998 383 85 2,556 3,024

1999 236 83 1,458 1,787

2000 29 17 319 365

2001 20 8 104 132

2002 7 7 19 33

2003 31 63 87 181

2004 75 28 122 225

2005 105 30 188 323

2006 111 38 132 281

2007 146 37 315 498

2008 171 51 696 918

2009 62 18 65 145

2010 72 - - -

Total: 6,653 5,687 29,704 42,044

Solutions

• More rights• Kurdistan• Strengthen bonds• Negotiations

Conclusion

Sources

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey%E2%80%93PKK_conflict

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Turkey%E2%80%93PKK_conflict

• http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2015/03/ocalan-urges-pkk-move-turkey-conflict-150321135749247.html

• http://www.studentpulse.com/articles/862/the-turkish-kurdish-conflict-in-theory-and-practice

• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/28/abdullah-ocalan-disarm-pkk_n_6774798.html

• http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31998336