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Kurdish–Turkish Conflict

1984 CE – 2026 CE · 42 years

The PKK began its armed insurgency against Turkey in 1984 and announced a decision to disarm and dissolve in May 2025.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Republic of Turkey
  • PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party)

Key moments

Defining events in the Kurdish–Turkish Conflict.

  1. 1984 PKK insurgency begins
  2. 2015–2016 Urban fighting
  3. May 2025 PKK announces dissolution and disarmament

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1984 CE and 2026 CE.

1991 CE Yugoslav Wars 1991 CE Croatian War of Independence 1992 CE Bosnian War 1992 CE Algerian Civil War 1992 CE Siege of Sarajevo 1998 CE Kosovo War

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Landmark · Africa 1985 CE – still standing Uzbekistan Polity Founded 1991 CE · attested to 2026 CE Deng Xiaoping Figure · Sichuan, China 1904 CE – 1997 CE Eritrean–Ethiopian War Conflict · Middle East 1998 CE – 2000 CE China–Europe Railway (Belt and Road) Trade route · East Asia 2011 CE Hassan II Mosque Landmark · Africa 1986 CE – still standing
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