Operation Hammer (1997)

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Turkey-PKK conflict

Date	12 May - 7 July 1997
Location	Turkey, North of Iraq
Result	Turkish victory

Belligerents

Turkey

Kurdistan Workers Party

Casualties and losses

114 (inj. 338) ^[1]

2,730 dead
415 captured ^[1]

v • d • e Turkish operations in Northern Iraq

Northern Iraq (1992) · Steel (1995) Hammer (1997) · Dawn (1997) · Sun (2008)

Operation Hammer (Turkish: Çekiç Harekâtı) is a cross-border operation by the Turkish Armed Forces into North of Iraq between 12 May and 7 July 1997 against the Kurdistan Workers Party which is listed as a terrorist organization internationally by a number of states and organizations, including the USA, NATO and the EU.^[2] More than 37.000 people have been killed in the Turkish-PKK conflict since 1984.^[3]

1 Casualties
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Casualties

More than 30,000 troops took part in the initial operation.^[4] Turkey announced fatalities at a total of 114 personnel made out of 14 commissioned officers, four noncommissioned officers, 75 soldiers and 21 village guards. Turkey announced the injured at a total of 185 personnel made out of 24 commissioned officers 17 noncommissioned officers, 338 soldiers and 48 village guards. Turkey announced the total number of militants neutralized at a total of 3,145 with 2,730 being killed and 415 being captured live or injured.^[1]

Turkey launched another large-scale operation in September known as Operation Dawn.^[5]