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1984 PKK attacks

1984 PKK attacks was a battle fought in 1984 in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency. The recorded result: Start of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict.

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Fought1984
WhereTurkey37.304N, 44.576E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeStart of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict
BelligerentsTurkeyagainstKurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
Part ofKurdistan Workers' Party insurgency1978

Record

Date1984 (year precision)
PlaceTurkey
37.304N, 44.576E
KindBattle, Cold War
Casualties and losses1 soldier killed; 2 police officers killed; 7 soldiers wounded; 1 police officer woundedNone; 3 civilians wounded
Commanders
  • Mahsum Korkmaz
  • Abdullah Ekinci
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Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1984

1984 PKK attacks is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4581824, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article 1984 PKK attacks, revision 1370279826, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.