| Serhildan |
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| Date | 14 March 1990 – 12 May 2025 |
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| Goals | Creation of an autonomous Kurdish region, reinstitution of Kurdish-language education, release of political prisoners and Abdullah Öcalan, end of military operations against Kurdish dissidents |
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| Methods | Civil disobedience, civil resistance, demonstrations, riots, strike actions, hunger strikes, self-immolations, Spontaneous uprisings, terror,suicide bombings, guerrilla warfare, |
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| Status | 2025 PKK-Turkey peace process |
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| Concessions |
- Kurdish language unbanned in 1991
- Newroz celebrations allowed since 1995
- Kurdish language broadcasting allowed since 2006
- Kurdish initiative by Prime Minister Erdoğan in 2009
- Start of Solution process in 2013
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179+ killed
1,968+ injured
17,679+ arrested |
The word serhildan describes several Kurdish protests and uprisings since the 1990s that used the slogan "Êdî Bese" ("Enough") against Turkey. Local shops are often closed on the day of demonstrations as a form of protest.
Protests are held every year on 15 February, the date of Abdullah Öcalan's capture, and during Newroz on 21 March, the Kurdish New Year.
The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has thus far refused to acknowledge the demands of the protests, calling them a conspiracy by an alleged Ergenekon–PKK axis.