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Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency

armed conflict between the Republic of Turkey and various Kurdish insurgent groups
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Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency

Summary

Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency is an ethnic conflict[1]. It draws 947 Wikipedia views per month (ethnic_conflict category, ranking #8 of 25).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency's instance of is recorded as ethnic conflict[3].
  • Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency's instance of is recorded as armed conflict[4].
  • Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency's instance of is recorded as conflict[5].
  • Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency took place at Eastern Anatolia Region[6].
  • The location of Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency was Southeastern Anatolia Region[7].
  • Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency took place at Syria–Turkey border[8].
  • Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency took place at Kurdistan Region of Iraq[9].
  • The location of Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency was Turkish Kurdistan[10].
  • The location of Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency was Syrian Kurdistan[11].
  • Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency is part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict[12].
  • Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency began on November 1978[13].
  • Among those involved in Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency was Turkey[14].
  • Among those involved in Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency was Koma Civakên Kurdistan[15].
  • Among those involved in Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency was YDG-H[16].
  • Among those involved in Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency was Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement[17].
  • Among those involved in Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency was Kurdistan Freedom Falcons[18].
  • Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency[19].

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When and Where

Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency began on November 1978[13]. Recorded location include Eastern Anatolia Region[6], Southeastern Anatolia Region[7], Syria–Turkey border[8], Kurdistan Region of Iraq[9], Turkish Kurdistan[10], and Syrian Kurdistan[11].

Context

Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency is part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict[12]. Recorded instance of include ethnic conflict[3], armed conflict[4], and conflict[5].

Participants

Recorded participant include Turkey[14], Koma Civakên Kurdistan[15], YDG-H[16], Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement[17], and Kurdistan Freedom Falcons[18].

Why It Matters

Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency draws 947 Wikipedia views per month (ethnic_conflict category, ranking #8 of 25).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Turkey

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Start time → +1978-11-00T00:00:00Z
    Part of → Kurdish–Turkish conflict
    Instance of → ethnic conflict, armed conflict, conflict
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987012727674705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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