Kathryn Cook

Turkey: PKK

Lanscape of the mountains between the southeastern cities of Siirt and Diyarbakir, Turkey where intense fighting between the PKK and Turkish military has been going on for years. PKK guerilla hideouts are in these mountains, particularly the provinces bordering Iraq. In June, the Turkish military responded to alleged PKK attacks by declaring three temporary security zones in the area of Sirnak, Siirt and Hakkari.
Lanscape of the mountains between the southeastern cities of Siirt and Diyarbakir, Turkey where intense fighting between the PKK and Turkish military has been going on for years. PKK guerilla hideouts are in these mountains, particularly the provinces bordering Iraq. In June, the Turkish military responded to alleged PKK attacks by declaring three temporary security zones in the area of Sirnak, Siirt and Hakkari.