Operation Kiran

Operation Kıran
Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
Date17 August 2019 – 11 January 2020
Location
Result

Operation successful

  • All PKK members inside the region are neutralized
  • 43 caves and camps belonging to PKK inside the region are destroyed
Belligerents
 Turkey Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
Commanders and leaders
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Gen. Arif Çetin
(General Commander of Gendarmerie)
Maj. Gen. Nuri Öztürk
Maj. Gen. Yavuz Özfidan
Col. Tahsin Saruhan
Murat Karayılan
Units involved

Gendarmerie General Command

General Directorate of Security

KCK

Strength
2,000 700–800
Casualties and losses
None 600+ killed

Operation Kıran (Turkish: Kıran Operasyonu) was a military operation in Turkey, conducted by Turkish security forces, including police, gendarmerie and village guards. The operation started at 17 August 2019 and was under the command of the Ministry of Interior.