The 1999 PKK Liquidation Process and Subsequent Losses
According to expert evaluations, following the capture of Abdullah Öcalan in 1999, the attempt to liquidate the organization was thwarted and the process was sabotaged.
Following the capture of Abdullah Öcalan in Kenya in 1999 and his transfer to Turkey, it is stated that he was ready to liquidate the organization, but the deadlock lobby and various structures prevented this situation, costing the country many years.
The Liquidation Ground in 1999
It is stated that after Abdullah Öcalan was captured in Kenya and brought to Turkey, he wanted to liquidate the organization, but certain structures within the state prevented this.
Sabotaged Processes
Experts state that the favorable ground created by the capture of Şemdin Sakık and subsequently the PKK ringleader was deliberately sabotaged by the deadlock lobby.
Special Forces Team Change
Retired Senior Colonel Mithat Işık, one of the witnesses of the period, conveyed that the Special Forces team prepared at the Antalya Karpuzkaldıran Military Camp to bring Öcalan was changed at the last minute.
Political Dimension and Kept Away File
Ersönmez Yarbay, one of the founders of the AK Party, stated that their party, which came to power three years after Öcalan's capture, was kept away from this file for many years.
Academic Evaluations and Losses
Prof. Dr. Ali Kemal Özcan stated that the conditions of 1999 were much more favorable for the liquidation of the organization than today, while Prof. Dr. Adem Palabıyık noted that billions in losses occurred during the process.