Turkish Military
The armed forces of Türkiye have been directly or indirectly active in a number of modern conflicts, including Syria, Iraq, Libya, Somalia and Nagorno-Karabakh.
Airwars has documented allegations of civilian harm from Turkish actions in Iraq and Syria since 2015.
1,041 incidents involving Turkish Military
View in Archive → Conflicts monitored involving Turkish Military
1 Aug, 2024
Update
Syria
New Airwars and White Helmets project launched
Interactive map documents Syrian earthquake rescue operations alongside emergency airstrike response
17 May, 2023
Visualisation
Syria
Reported civilian deaths from Turkish Military strikes in Syria
Database tracks casualties in Syria during Turkish strikes
17 May, 2023
Visualisation
Iraq
Reported civilian deaths from Turkish Military strikes in Iraq
Database tracks casualties in Iraq during Turkish strikes
6 Sept, 2022
Visualisation
Iraq, Syria
Turkish Military in Iraq and Syria Casualty Map
Turkey has conducted hundreds of unilateral air and artillery strikes in both Syria and Iraq – as well as a small number of actions as part of the US-led Coalition against so-called Islamic State. From July 2015 in Iraq, occasional unilateral Turkish airstrikes began targeting Kurdish militants in northern Kurdistan. Thirteen months later, the first …
8 Feb, 2022
Investigations
Iraq
Who killed Ahmed and Youssef?
When two Iraqi holidaymakers were killed in the Kurdish region of the country, the finger of blame turned to Turkish strikes. But this investigation finds a roadside bomb was the more likely cause.
25 Feb, 2021
Research
Iraq, Türkiye
Renewed military campaign in northern Iraq against PKK sees deaths of 13 Turkish captives
A renewed campaign by Turkey in mid February against a Kurdish militant faction – which has seen Turkish troops pushing deeper than ever before into northern Iraq – also saw the deaths of thirteen Turkish civilian and military captives in a highly controversial attack, Airwars monitoring of the region shows. On February 10th, the Turkish …