Duran Kalkan
Duran Kalkan | |
|---|---|
| Other name(s) | Selahattin Abbas, Selahattin Erdem |
| Born | 1 January 1954 Güzelim, Tufanbeyli, Adana Province, Turkey |
| Allegiance | Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) |
| Service | PKK |
| Years of service | 1973–present |
| Rank | Senior commander |
| Unit | PKK |
| Known for | Senior commander of the PKK |
| Battles / wars | Kurdish–Turkish conflict |
Duran Kalkan (born Güzelim, Tufanbeyli, Adana Province, Turkey, 1954), also known as Selahattin Abbas, or Selahattin Erdem is a senior commander of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
Duran Kalkan, Murat Karayılan and Cemil Bayık, the three current leaders of the PKK, are wanted by the United States Department of the Treasury and the Government of Turkey for recruiting child soldiers, engaging in drug trafficking, targeting Turkish government officials, police and security forces, and indiscriminately injuring and killing civilians.