{
  "id": "ACM-TUR-KUR",
  "slug": "turkey-kurdish-conflict",
  "title": "The Turkey–Kurdish Conflict",
  "url": "https://armedconflicts.org/turkey-kurdish-conflict.html",
  "status": "Active",
  "intensity": "Medium",
  "region": "Middle East",
  "type": "Insurgency",
  "tracked_since": "1984",
  "revision": "2026-08-05",
  "sources": [
    "ACLED",
    "UCDP",
    "CFR Global Conflict Tracker"
  ],
  "locations": [
    {
      "name": "Ankara",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 39.9334,
      "lon": 32.8597,
      "description": "Capital of Turkey and seat of the government negotiating the PKK peace and disarmament process."
    },
    {
      "name": "Diyarbakir",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 37.9144,
      "lon": 40.2306,
      "description": "Largest Kurdish-majority city in southeastern Turkey and a center of Kurdish political life."
    },
    {
      "name": "Qandil Mountains",
      "type": "region",
      "lat": 36.5,
      "lon": 44.9,
      "description": "Mountainous range in Iraqi Kurdistan near the Iran border that has served as the PKK's main base area for decades.",
      "control": "Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) operational base, though the group announced its intent to disarm and disband in 2025",
      "source": "Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker",
      "source_url": "https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-between-turkey-and-armed-kurdish-groups",
      "as_of": "2026-07-29"
    },
    {
      "name": "Sinjar",
      "type": "region",
      "lat": 36.3209,
      "lon": 41.8767,
      "description": "Yazidi-majority district in northern Iraq where Turkey has conducted strikes against PKK-linked forces."
    },
    {
      "name": "Imrali Island",
      "type": "region",
      "lat": 40.55,
      "lon": 28.65,
      "description": "Sea of Marmara prison island holding PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan, who called for the group's disbandment in February 2025."
    },
    {
      "name": "Zakho",
      "type": "border",
      "lat": 37.1447,
      "lon": 42.6863,
      "description": "Iraqi Kurdistan border town near Turkish military outposts established under Turkey's cross-border Operation Claw campaign."
    },
    {
      "name": "Kobani",
      "type": "border",
      "lat": 36.8909,
      "lon": 38.3534,
      "description": "Syrian border city that became a symbol of Kurdish YPG resistance against the Islamic State and a recurring flashpoint in Turkey-Syria tensions."
    },
    {
      "name": "Qamishli",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 37.0522,
      "lon": 41.2189,
      "description": "Largest city in Syria's Kurdish-majority northeast, whose SDF forces signed an accord to integrate with Syria's post-Assad armed forces after 2024."
    }
  ],
  "revision_history": [
    {
      "date": "2026-08-05",
      "change": "Headlines refreshed",
      "source": "News feed"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-07-29",
      "change": "Qandil Mountains control updated",
      "source": "Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker"
    }
  ]
}