About 36,000 people died in the course of this conflict, which only began to quiet down in 1999 with the capture of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who then called on PKK guerrillas to put down their guns and leave Turkey.
Oko 36 hiljada ljudi poginulo je u tom sukobu, koji je počeo da se smiruje tek 1999. godine, kada je uhvaćen vođa PKK Abdulah Očalan, koji je tada pozvao gerilce PKK da odlože oružje i napuste Tursku.