Operation Kiran

Operation Kıran
	Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
Date	17 August 2019 – 11 January 2020
Location	Southeastern and Eastern Anatolia regions, Turkey
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 Gendarmerie Special Operations (JÖH); Village guards; General Directorate of Security Police Special Operation Department (PÖH);	KCK HPG; Freedom Women's Units; YDG-H; YPS;
Strength
2000	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.^[9]^[10]