Operation Murat

Operation Murat, which was launched on 23 April 1998,[3] by the Turkish Army against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the Turkey's South-Eastern Hakkâri Province with the objective to capture Murat Karayılan.

Operation Murat
Part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict

Location of Hakkâri within Turkey
DateApril–May 1998[1]
Location
South-Eastern Turkey
Result Security Forces fail to capture Murat Karayılan
Belligerents
 Turkey PKK
Commanders and leaders
Turkey 24 Generals Murat Karayılan
Strength
40.000 450
Casualties and losses
27 killed
1 aircraft downed		 58 killed
4+ captured[2]

In this operation, 40,000 soldiers led by 24 generals were fighting against 450 guerrillas, the ratio was 88 soldiers to one guerrilla. It is said to have been the largest military operation in fourteen years, and even the largest ever conducted in the 75-year existence of the Republic of Turkey.[4]

Pro-PKK sources have alleged that former PKK military commander Şemdin Sakık aided Turkish forces during the operation, after he was captured by Turkish forces shortly after leaving the PKK to join forces with the Kurdistan Democratic Party.[5]

See also

References
  1. "The Invisible War in North Kurdistan (page 102)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  2. "TURKEY - From the papers". Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  3. Ibrahim, Ferhad; Gurbey, Gulistan (2000). The Kurdish Conflict in Turkey. ISBN 9780312236298. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  4. Koivunen, Kristiina (2002). "The Invisible War in North Kurdistan". Retrieved 13 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "The Şemdin Sakık Show". Archived from the original on 21 May 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2011.

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