Village Guards

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Korucu
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Turkish_government
gptkbp:controversy accused of human rights abuses
gptkbp:country gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:disbandmentCalls various human rights organizations
gptkbp:established 1985
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Village Guards
gptkbp:legalStatus officially recognized by Turkish law
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Southeastern_Turkey
gptkbp:purpose support Turkish security forces against Kurdish insurgents
gptkbp:recruitedFrom local Kurdish and Arab tribes
gptkbp:role gptkb:intelligence_gathering
combat support
local defense
gptkbp:size tens of thousands
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Turkish–Kurdish_conflict
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6