Operation Murat

Operation Murat
Part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict
Diyarbakır-Bingöl-Bitlis triangle
Date 23 April – 7 May 1998[1] Location Triangle inside of the Diyarbakır, Bingöl and Bitlis districts. Result Operation Successful All PKK militants inside the triangle are neutralized
Belligerents
Turkish Armed Forces	PKK
Commanders and leaders
Nahit Şenoğul [tr][2]	Mahmut Gün †[3]
Units involved
7th Corps 8th Corps 9th Corps Gendarmerie General Command City and District Region Gendarmerie Group Commands Gendarmerie Special Operations Village Guards Diyarbakır 8th Main Jet Base	Amed Region Group Şenyayla Group
Strength
43,000	500
Casualties and losses
26 personnel killed[4]	500+ killed or captured[5]

Operation Murat, named after the Murat River located in the region, was an operation concentrated in the Diyarbakir, Bingol and Bitlis triangle, mostly in the mountains located inside the triangle, against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which is listed as a terrorist organization internationally by a number of states and organizations, including the United States, NATO and the EU.^[6] With the participation of 40,000 personnel and 3,000 village guards, it is the largest military operation Turkey has conducted inside of its borders.^[7] The operation lasted for two weeks and was centered on the Genç district^[7] in the province of Bingöl. It was in the area where the Turkish military destroyed two PKK camps in the past.^[7]