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Operation Hawk
Operation Hawk () was a military operation conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) positions in Diyarbakır and Bingöl in April 1996. The operation started on the night of 5 April 1996 in mountainous areas between Lice, Turkey, Lice, Hani, Turkey, Hani, Kulp, Turkey, Kulp and Genç, Bingöl, Genç. As a result, 241 PKK members and 40 Turkish troops died; and 6 PKK members were captured alive. Troops from 7th Corps (Turkey), 7th Corps in Diyarbakır and 8th Corps (Turkey), 8th Corps in Elazığ, Turkish Air Force and units from Gendarmerie General Command and Police Special Operation Department were involved in the operation. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west. Turkey is home to over 85 million people; most are ethnic Turkish people, Turks, while ethnic Kurds in Turkey, Kurds are the Minorities in Turkey, largest ethnic minority. Officially Secularism in Turkey, a secular state, Turkey has Islam in Turkey, a Muslim-majority population. Ankara is Turkey's capital and second-largest city. Istanbul is its largest city and economic center. Other major cities include İzmir, Bursa, and Antalya. First inhabited by modern humans during the Late Paleolithic, present-day Turkey was home to List of ancient peoples of Anatolia, various ancient peoples. The Hattians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulp, Turkey
Kulp (, , central district: , ) is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,493 km2, and its population is 34,357 (2022). It is populated by Kurds. History The Kulp region gained importance as a center for the Kurdish chiefdoms in Kulp itself and nearby Zeyrek (to the west). In 1993, Kulp was under siege by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Inhabitants whom the Turkish Government suspected of siding with the PKK were resettled to Diyarbakir. Politics In the local elections on the 31 March 2019 Mehmet Fatih Taş of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was elected Mayor. But he was dismissed by the Ministry of the Interior due to an investigation relating to a terrorist attack. Kaymakam Mustafa Gözlet acts as a trustee instead. Demographics Until the 15th century, the area was inhabited by Armenians only. Then nomadic Kurdish tribes started to settle in the area. On the eve of the First World War, more than 5,000 Armenians lived in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conflicts In 1996
Conflict may refer to: Social sciences * Conflict (process), the general pattern of groups dealing with disparate ideas * Conflict continuum from cooperation (low intensity), to contest, to higher intensity (violence and war) * Conflict of interest, involvement in multiple interests which could possibly corrupt the motivation or decision-making * Cultural conflict, a type of conflict that occurs when different cultural values and beliefs clash * Ethnic conflict, a conflict between two or more contending ethnic groups * Group conflict, conflict between groups * Intragroup conflict, conflict within groups * Organizational conflict, discord caused by opposition of needs, values, and interests between people working together * Role conflict, incompatible demands placed upon a person such that compliance with both would be difficult * Social conflict, the struggle for agency or power in something * Work–family conflict, incompatible demands between the work and family roles of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 In Turkey
Events in the year 1996 in Turkey. Parliament *20th Parliament of Turkey Incumbents *President – Süleyman Demirel *Prime Minister – ::Tansu Çiller (up to 6 March) ::Mesut Yılmaz (6 March-28 June) ::Necmettin Erbakan (from 28 June) *Leader of the opposition – ::Mesut Yılmaz (up to 6 March) ::Necmettin Erbakan (6 March-28 March) ::Mesut Yılmaz (from 28 June) Ruling party and the main opposition * Ruling party :: True Path Party (DYP) :: Motherland Party (ANAP) :: Welfare Party (RP) * Main opposition :: Motherland Party (ANAP) (from 6 March) :: Welfare Party (RP) (6 March-28 June) :: Motherland Party (ANAP) (from 28 June) Cabinet * 52nd government of Turkey (up to 6 March) * 53rd government of Turkey (6 March −28 June) * 54th government of Turkey (from 28 June) Events *16 January – The Panamanian ferry MV Avrasya was hijacked by pro- Chechen separatists *29 January – Beginning of Kardak crises between Turkey and Greece *8 February – BirgenAir accident 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Special Operation Department
The Police Special Operations Department () or Police Special ActionJoost Jongerden, ''The Settlement Issue in Turkey and the Kurds: An Analysis of Spatial Policies, Modernity and War'', Brill, 2007p. 70./ref> (), abbreviated as PÖH, is the police tactical unit of the General Directorate of Security in Turkey. History The PÖH was founded in 1983 as "Special Operations Office" (), under the command of Department of Public Security, to prevent armed acts of terrorist organizations residential area or in rural areas, to rescue hostages in places like aircraft, land vehicles, ships, subways, trains, and in enclosed spaces like buildings, to ensure the safety in cities and in civil aviation airports with special skills, modern weapons, ammunition, vehicles, equipment, tactics and techniques. In larger cities like Ankara, Istanbul, and İzmir, "Special Operations Group Authorities "() were organized in the same year. As a result of changing conditions, in 1987, the office was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gendarmerie General Command
The Gendarmerie General Command () is the national gendarmerie force of the Republic of Turkey. It is a service branch of the Turkish Ministry of Interior responsible for the maintenance of the public order in areas that fall outside the jurisdiction of police forces (generally in rural areas), as well as assuring internal security along with carrying out other specific duties assigned to it by certain laws and regulations. In wartime, some of its elements can be subordinated to Turkish Land Forces by the President of Turkey. The Commander of the Gendarmerie reports to the Minister of the Interior. The Gendarmerie has its roots in the Ottoman Empire military law enforcement organization "Subaşı" (later known as the "Zaptiye"). A similar, earlier force called "Şurta" existed during the medieval Seljuq Empire. History Ottoman era After the abolition of the Janissary corps of the Ottoman Empire in 1826, military organizations called ''Asâkir-i Muntazâma-i Mansûre'', ''As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Air Force
The Turkish Air Force () is the Air force, air and space force of the Turkish Armed Forces. It traces its origins to 1 June 1911 when it was founded as the Ottoman Aviation Squadrons, Aviation Squadrons by the Ottoman Empire. It was composed of the Ottoman Aviation Squadrons#Structure and organization, Army Aviation Squadrons founded in 1911, and the Ottoman Aviation Squadrons#Structure and organization, Naval Aviation Squadrons founded in 1914 which used seaplanes. The Air Force as a branch of the Turkish Armed Forces was founded by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on 23 April 1920. according to International Institute for Strategic Studies, the Turkish Air Force has an active strength of 50,000 military personnel and operates approximately 295 manned fixed-wing aircraft, 35 helicopters, and 52 unmanned aerial vehicles. In terms of aircraft quantity, it is the largest air force in Europe. The world's first black pilot, Ahmet Ali Çelikten, the world's first female fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elazığ
Elazığ () is a city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, and the administrative centre of Elazığ Province and Elazığ District. Founded in and around the former city of Harput, it is located in the uppermost Euphrates valley. The plain on which the city extends has an altitude of . Elazığ resembles an inland peninsula surrounded by the natural Lake Hazar and reservoirs of Keban Dam, Karakaya Dam, Kıralkızı and Özlüce. Its population is 387,072 (2022). Name Mezre Elazığ was once a suburb of the ancient fortress town of Harput called . Heinrich Hübschmann believed Mezre to be the settlement of Mazara () mentioned by Ptolemy, while Nicholas Adontz derived the name from an Arabic word meaning arable land or hamlet (borrowed into Turkish as 'hamlet'). The toponym originated as a shortening of ('hamlet of the aghas/landlords') or ('Çötelizade family namehamlet'). This may be explained by the fact that some notables from Harput had been exiled from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Corps (Turkey)
The 8th Corps () is a field corps of the Turkish Army. It is headquartered at Elazığ in Elazığ Province Elazığ () is a city in the Eastern Anatolia Region, Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, and the administrative centre of Elazığ Province and Elazığ District. Founded in and around the former city of Harput, it is located in the uppermost Euph .... It appeared to have been under command of General Osman Erbaş, until his death in a 2021 helicopter crash. Current leadership after the crash is unknown. Subunits * 12th Mechanized Infantry Division ** 10th Motorized Infantry Brigade ** 34th Motorized Infantry Brigade ** 12th Mechanized Infantry Brigade * 4th Commando Brigade ** 225th Motorized Infantry Brigade ** 17th Motorized Infantry Brigade ** 49th Motorized Infantry Brigade * 51st Motorized Infantry Brigade * 108th Artillery Regiment References {{Turkish army formations Corps of Turkey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Corps (Turkey)
The 7th Corps is a field corps of the Turkish Land Forces. Its headquarters is in Yenişehir, Diyarbakır, Yenişehir, Diyarbakır. The Second Army (Turkey), 2nd Army affiliated to the Turkish Land Forces. Turkey provinces; It protects Hakkâri (city), Hakkâri, Şırnak, Şanlıurfa and Siirt against foreign threats that may come from abroad. Units *3rd Special Forces Division (Yüksekova, Hakkari Province) **Hakkari Mountain and Commando Brigade (5th Commando Brigade) (Hakkari) **34th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Şemdinli, Hakkari) **2nd Airborne Infantry Commando Brigade (Van) *2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade (Lice, Diyarbakır) *3rd Commando Brigade (Turkey), 3rd Commando Brigade (Siirt) *21st Motorized Infantry Division (Şırnak) **6th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Akçay, Şırnak) **23rd Motorized Infantry Brigade (Silopi, Şırnak) **48th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Gülyazı, Şırnak) *7th Mechanized Infantry Division (Diyarbakır) **16th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Deveg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genç, Bingöl
Genç (, , ) is a town in Bingöl Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Genç District. Its population is 20,763 (2021). The mayor is Mehmet Zeki Dirik ( AKP). The town is populated by Zaza Kurds. Neighborhoods The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Cumhuriyet, Kültür, Yenişehir, Yeşildere and Yoldaşan. Demographics On the eve of World War I, there were 4,344 Armenians in the sanjak A sanjak or sancak (, , "flag, banner") was an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans also sometimes called the sanjak a liva (, ) from the name's calque in Arabic and Persian. Banners were a common organization of nomad ... of Genç. There was a small community of 240 Armenians in the city proper, with one church, St. Paul, and a school. In 2011, the population of Genç district was 35,208, of which 19,123 live in the city itself. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hani, Turkey
Hani (), formerly known as Palimaden (), is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 436 km2, and its population is 32,519 (2022). It is populated by Kurds. History The locals in Hani took part in the Sheikh Said rebellion in 1925. Subsequently, the town experienced special surveillance and scrutiny from the state. Politics After the victory of the Democratic Regions Party (DBP) in the local elections in 2014, Hani became a hotspot for the women movement in Diyarbakır Province. A women's center was opened in presence of the Metropolitan Mayor of Diyarbakır, Gültan Kışanak. The DBP mayor was dismissed over alleged links with the Kurdistan Workers' Party in October 2016 and a trustee was imposed by the Ministry of the interior. In the local elections of March 2019 İbrahim Lale of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) was elected mayor. Composition There are 26 neighbourhoods A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
