‘Over 35K dead in Turkish-PKK conflict’

The report released by a subcommittee under Parliament’s Human Rights Research Commission suggests that a total of 5,557 civilians have lost their lives in clashes between 1987 and 2011.

Some 7,918 officers and public sector workers also died in battles against the PKK group.

The major loss of lives belongs to PKK group, who lost at least 22,101 of its members between 1984 and 2012, the report maintained.


At least 11,795 Turkish military forces were also slain in the violence during the same period.

The Turkish parliamentary commission report also highlights the number of people, who were forced to leave their homes and take refuge as a result of fighting between the two sides.

A total of 386,360 people have been forced to migrate from 14 provinces due to militancy, and only 187,861 of them have returned to their hometowns.

The PKK has been fighting for an autonomous Kurdish region inside Turkey since the 1980s. The conflict has left tens of thousands of people dead.

Clashes between Turkish forces and PKK fighters have intensified in recent months.

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