List of monuments and memorials to the Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency

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Since 1978, the conflict between Republic of Turkey and various Kurdish insurgent groups, especially Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) caused deaths of 40,000 to 55,000 people from both sides including many civilians.[1][2][3][4][5] Many monuments and memorials for the military and civilian casualties of the conflict were established by the Turkish government. The list below lists all memorials dedicated to victims of the conflict. For military cemeteries see List of military cemeteries to the Kurdish–Turkish conflict

List[edit]

Name Image Location Established Number of graves Notes References
33 Martyrs Memorial Bingöl Province 24 May 2012 0 Dedicated to 33 unarmed recruits killed by PKK militants in an ambush on 24 May 1993. [6][7][8]
Acemoğlu Bridge Martyrs Memorial Kemah, Erzincan Province 1996 0 Dedicated to 14 soldiers who died in a road accident in Acemoğlu bridge when they were going to fight in an ambush against PKK militias. [9]
Keşan Military Memorial Keşan, Edirne Province 1957 21 For 6 soldiers who died in the Turkish War of Independence, 2 soldiers died in the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus and 13 soldiers died in Kurdish–Turkish conflict. [10][11]
Kocaeli Military Memorial İzmit, Kocaeli Province 1924 137 It was originally established for soldiers who died in Turkish War of Independence and later expanded for soldiers who died in Kurdish–Turkish conflict. [12]
Köprüköy Military Memorial Köprüköy, Erzurum Province 1964 Unknown It was originally established for soldiers who died in Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 and World War I and later expanded for 2 soldiers who died in Kurdish–Turkish conflict. [13][14]
Monument of the Martyrs of Internal Security Kırklartepe, Erzincan, Erzincan Province 1997 1887 For 1887 Turkish troops under the Third Army killed by PKK militias. [15][16]
Roboski airstrike memorial Diyarbakır, Diyarbakır Province 2013 0 For the victims killed by the Turkish air-force in the Roboski airstrike. The memorial was dismantled by the state-appointed trustee of Diyarbakır, Cuma Attila [17][18]
Siverek Military Memorial and Cemetery Siverek, Şanlıurfa Province 1 July 2001 1 It was originally established as a memorial for tens of soldiers who died in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878, Turkish War of Independence, Korean War and Kurdish–Turkish conflict. A soldier who died in Kurdish–Turkish conflict was buried later. [19]
Uşak Military Memorial and Cemetery Uşak, Uşak Province 1995 3 3 soldiers who died in Kurdish–Turkish conflict are buried in the cemetery and a representative memorial for 59 other soldiers who died in Kurdish–Turkish conflict also exists. [20]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Timeline: Kurdish militant group PKK's three-decade war with Turkey, Reuters, 21 March 2013
  2. ^ "Turkish forces kill 32 Kurdish militants in bloody weekend as conflict escalates". The Guardian. Reuters. 10 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Turkey's PKK peace plan delayed". BBC. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Turkish forces kill 32 Kurdish militants in bloody weekend as conflict escalates". The Guardian. Reuters. 10 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Over 1,100 die in PKK attacks in Turkey since July 2015". Aa.com.tr. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Türk Şehitlikleri İmar Vakfı | Bingöl 33 Şehit Anıtı". www.tsiv.org.tr. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  7. ^ BİNGÖL, (DHA), Ramazan YAVUZ-Adil ÖNAL- Muharrem KONTAZ/ (30 June 2007). "Bingöl'de 33 şehit er için Anıt Mezar". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  8. ^ "33 askerin şehit olduğu terör saldırısı 27 yıldır hafızalardan silinmedi".
  9. ^ "Acemoğlu-1 Köprüsü Şehitler Anıtı – Şehit, Şehitlikler" (in Turkish). 27 January 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  10. ^ "KEŞAN ŞEHİTLİĞİ". Kültür Portalı. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  11. ^ "62 YILLIK ANITIN YERİ DEĞİŞİYOR". www.kesaninnesesi.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  12. ^ admin. "Bağçeşme Namazgâh Şehitliği | GEZ-GÖR KOCAELİ" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  13. ^ "Köprüköy". erzurum.ktb.gov.tr. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  14. ^ "KÖPRÜKÖY ŞEHİTLİĞİ - Köprüköy". wikimapia.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  15. ^ "[PDF] YURT İÇİ ŞEHİTLİKLERİMİZ - Free Download PDF". silo.tips. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  16. ^ "Erzincan'daki Garnizon Şehitliği Ziyaret Edildi". www.erzincan.gov.tr. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  17. ^ Khalidi, Ari. "Turkey trustee dismantles memorial statue for massacre victims". www.kurdistan24.net. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  18. ^ "virtual-memory". virtual-memory.org. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  19. ^ "Siverek Şehitliği – Şehit, Şehitlikler" (in Turkish). 25 January 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  20. ^ "Mediating the Turkish and Kurdish Ethno-National Conflict", Media, Diaspora and Conflict, I.B.Tauris, 2015, doi:10.5040/9780755608898.ch-003, ISBN 978-1-78453-039-6, retrieved 2020-10-28
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