Profile and Life Span of the PKK Guerillas

Nadir Gergin, Haci Duru and Hakan Cem Çetin

Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 2015, vol. 38, issue 3, 219-232

Abstract: This study attempts to explore the span of a life in a specific terrorist organization, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). It suggests the following: The average lifespan of a person in the PKK is about two-and-a-half years (i.e., not a very long one). Females join the PKK at a younger age (about 1.4 years) and die at a younger age (about 1.4 years) compared to males, but their lifespan is not any different than that of males. The age at which a PKK member joins the organization, and the age at which (s)he dies varies by year. The age at which a PKK member joins the organization, and the age at which (s)he dies varies by where (s)he comes from. Still, another interesting observation is that the average lifespan of a PKK member varies by where (s)he comes from.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2014.981989

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