Question: where is the civil war in turkey located
Answer: 27 November 1978 -- present ( 39 years , 1 month and 3 weeks ) Location Eastern and Southeastern Turkey , spillovers in Northern Iraq and Northern Syria Status Ongoing : Peace process attempt during 2012 -- 15 Escalation since September 2014 due to Kobane crisis Renewed warfare since July 2015 Belligerents Turkey Turkish Armed Forces Special Forces Turkish National Police PÖH JİTEM Other forces : Some Kurdish tribes Village Guards Grey Wolves Turkish Revenge Brigade Deep state Kurdistan Communities Union ( KCK ) PKK HPG YJA - STAR PJAK YDG - H : YPS YPS - Jin HBDH TKP / ML - TİKKO MKP - HKO - PHG MLKP THKP -