Duran Kalkan

Duran Kalkan
Other namesSelahattin Abbas, Selahattin Erdem
Born (1954-07-14) 14 July 1954
Güzelim, Tufanbeyli, Adana Province, Turkey
AllegianceKurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
ServicePKK
Service years1973–2025
RankSenior commander
UnitPKK
Known forSenior commander of the PKK
ConflictsKurdish–Turkish conflict

Duran Kalkan (born Güzelim, Tufanbeyli, Adana Province, Turkey, 14 July 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.

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