Celal Başkale

Mahir Koç
Mahir Koç
Nickname(s)	Celal Başkale
Died	April 14, 2012; Amasya, Turkey
Allegiance	Kurdistan Workers' Party
Rank	Black Sea Region commander
Battles/wars	Kurdish–Turkish conflict, Reşadiye shooting

Mahir Koç more commonly known under his nickname Celal Başkale was a Kurdish commander of the Kurdistan Workers' Party,^[1] a militant organization that has been fighting the government of Turkey for autonomy for Kurdish people, since 1984.^[2] It is recognized as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the United States^[3] and the European Union.^[4]

Başkale started out as a bodyguard for Fehman Hûseyn (Bahoz Erdal),^[1] who is the head of the Hezen Parastina Gel (HPG), the PKK's armed wing^[5] and later rose to become the commander of all PKK operations in the Black Sea Region.^[1]

On December 7, 2009, he led seven PKK guerrillas in an ambush against 15 Turkish commandos known as the Reşadiye shooting or Tokat assault.^[6] Seven of the commandos were killed and three were injured.^[7]

On April 11, 2012, two Turkish soldiers were killed in a PKK ambush near Çiğdemlik. In response the Turkish military started a large-scale operation against the PKK throughout Amasya Province. Celal Başkale was killed by Turkish forces along with another PKK militant on April 14.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d PKK's Black Sea commander killed in operation
^ BBC Kurdish MP in Turkey abducted 'by PKK', August 12, 2012
^ Foreign Terrorist Organizations
^ European Union List of Terrorist Organisations, Council of the european union, updated Council Decision 2011/70/CFSP of 31 January 2011
^ Jamestown Leading PKK Commander Cemil Bayik Crosses into Iran
^ Hürriyet PKK claims responsibility for Tokat assault, December 10, 2009
^ Hürriyet Between hearts and minds, December 8, 2009

External links

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[killed-1] PKK's Black Sea commander killed in operation

[2] BBC Kurdish MP in Turkey abducted 'by PKK', August 12, 2012

[3] Foreign Terrorist Organizations

[EU-4] European Union List of Terrorist Organisations, Council of the european union, updated Council Decision 2011/70/CFSP of 31 January 2011

[5] Jamestown Leading PKK Commander Cemil Bayik Crosses into Iran

[6] Hürriyet PKK claims responsibility for Tokat assault, December 10, 2009

[7] Hürriyet Between hearts and minds, December 8, 2009

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