Duran Kalkan
Duran Kalkan (born Güzelim, Tufanbeyli, Adana Province, Turkey, 1954), also known as Selahattin Abbas, or Selahattin Erdem is a senior commander of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
Duran Kalkan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) Güzelim, Tufanbeyli, Adana Province, Turkey |
| Occupation(s) | Senior commander, Kurdistan Workers' Party |
| Military career | |
| Nickname(s) | Selahattin Abbas |
| Allegiance | Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) |
| Battles/wars | Kurdish–Turkish conflict |
Duran Kalkan, Murat Karayılan and Cemil Bayık, the three current leaders of the PKK, are wanted by the United States Department of the Treasury and the Government of Turkey for recruiting child soldiers, involving in drug trafficking, targeting Turkish government officials, police and security forces, and indiscriminately injuring and killing civilians.
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