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Operation Murat Part of Turkey-PKK conflict 
Location of Hakkâri within TurkeyDate April-May 1998[1] Location South-Eastern Turkey Result Security Forces fail to capture Murat Karayılan Belligerents 
Turkey
PKKCommanders and leaders 24 Generals[1] Murat KarayılanStrength 40,000[1] 450[1] Casualties and losses 3+ killed
1 aircraft downed
(Turkish Claim)58+ killed
4+ captured
(Turkish Claim)15 August 1984 · Serhildan · Şırnak · Tasdelen · Northern Iraq · May 24 ambush · Winter Campaign · Steel · Sazak · Hammer · Dawn · Murat · 1st Hakkâri · Sun · Reşadiye · Turkey-Iraq cross-border · 2nd Hakkâri
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Istanbul (1999) · Ankara (2007) · Diyarbakır (2008) · Istanbul (2008) · Hakkâri (2010) · Istanbul (2010)Operation Murat, which was launched on 23 April 1998[2], by the Military of Turkey against the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the Turkey's South-Eastern Hakkâri Province. It is said to have been the largest Turkish military operation in the entire Turkey-PKK conflict or even the largest Turkish military operation since the foundation of the Republic of Turkey.[1]
The Turkish military used 40,000 troops to pursue 450 Kurdish guerillas led by Murat Karayılan.[1] Turkish forces however failed to kill or capture Karayılan after they cornered him in Kulp, Diyarbakir, in May.[3]
During the first three days of the operation, there were clashes in Diyarbakir, Bingöl, Muş and Bitlis. Within Diyarbakir province, the clashes were concentrated around Kulp, Lice and Hani and in Bingöl Province, they were centered around Genc. The military declared they killed 58 militants, captured 3 militants and lost 3 security forces during the first three days. Militants downed a military plane in Kulp, where after an Armenian businessman was detained.[4]
Pro-PKK sources have alleged that former PKK military commander Şemdin Sakık aided Turkish forces during the operation, after he had left the PKK to join forces with the Kurdistan Democratic Party, an Iraqi Kurdish party that cooperated with Turkey against the PKK.[5]
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References
History · Effects Participants 
Kurdistan Workers Party · Kurdistan Freedom Falcons · 
Kurdistan Democratic Party/North · 
Revolutionary Party of Kurdistan · 
Party for a Free Life in KurdistanConflicts OthersMuratArmed attacks
&terrorist action1984-2010List1984–199915 August 1984 · Serhildan · Şırnak 1992 · Elazığ-Bingöl 1993 · Başbağlar massacre · 1999 Istanbul bombings2004–20082005 Kuşadası bus bombing · 2007 Ankara bombing · Dağlıca 2007 · 2008 Diyarbakır bombing · 2008 Istanbul bombings · Reşadiye 2009 · 2010 Hakkâri bus attack · 2010 Istanbul bomb blastSee Also Timeline Categories:- 1998 in Turkey
- Conflicts in 1998
- History of Hakkâri Province
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