Turkey’s 2023 General Elections and the Kurdish Question
This report examines how Turkish security forces have dealt with Kurdish separatists at home and abroad during Erdogan’s second mandate as president and in the lead-up to the 2023 elections.
Since the start of the fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, ACLED has recorded approximately 200 conflict incidents around the country. More than two-thirds of the clashes have taken place in cities of over 100,000 people.
This includes the Battles, Explosions/Remote Violence, and Violence Against Civilians event types, as well as the Mob Violence sub-event type of the Riots event type.
This includes the Protests event type as well as the Violent Demonstration sub-event type of the Riots event type.
Data cover the period of 22 Apr 23 - 28 Apr 23. For more information about how ACLED collects data and categorizes events, see the ACLED Codebook.
ACLED data updates are paused for the second and third weeks of May 2023.
Political Violence Events: 2,137ℹ
-3% from previous week
Demonstration Events: 2,343ℹ
-13% from previous week
Battles: 497 Events
Explosions/Remote Violence: 984 Events
Violence Against Civilians: 485 Events
Mob Violence: 171 Events
Protests: 2,237 Events
Violent Demonstrations: 106 Events
The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) collects real-time data on the locations, dates, actors, fatalities, and types of all reported political violence and protest events around the world.
In ACLED’s new Conflict Watchlist, we identify a range of crisis areas that are likely to evolve in the coming year — for better and for worse. More than a rundown of violent hotspots, the Watchlist highlights some of the world’s most complex conflicts, where a combination of subnational, regional, and international dynamics are likely to produce major shifts in each case’s trajectory in 2023.
A New Measure of the Complexities of Conflict
Drawing on the latest data, our Conflict Severity Index assesses four key indicators to identify the most severe forms of conflict around the world. At the start of 2023, 19 countries meet the Index’s criteria for high or extreme levels of conflict severity, ranging from Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Ukraine to Mali, Myanmar, and Yemen.
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Our monthly analysis briefs break down the latest data on political violence and protest trends, highlighting potential early warning signs for closer monitoring. Select a region from the list below to see the latest regional overview.
This report examines how Turkish security forces have dealt with Kurdish separatists at home and abroad during Erdogan’s second mandate as president and in the lead-up to the 2023 elections.
An analysis of government repression and violence targeting Cuba’s political opposition ahead of parliamentary elections on 26 March 2023.
An analysis of anti-government demonstrations and separatist violence in Thailand prior to the 2023 general election.
Nigeria’s historic elections are threatened by rising insecurity. This report assesses political violence trends going into the vote and the risk of escalation in the post-election period.
Heightened levels of political violence continued into the presidential runoff in Brazil, raising concerns over further outbreaks of unrest beyond the election period.
The security situation in the West Bank deteriorated significantly in the lead-up to Israel’s 2022 legislative elections.
The Ethiopia Peace Observatory (EPO) is a special project launched by ACLED to enhance local data collection across Ethiopia. The EPO aims to provide a dedicated platform for governments, media, civil society, and the public to access reliable information and analysis about political violence and unrest across the country.
Cabo Ligado (‘connected cape’) is a conflict observatory established by ACLED in partnership with Zitamar News and MediaFax to monitor political violence in Mozambique. The project supports real-time data collection on the insurgency in the country’s northern Cabo Delgado province and provides cutting-edge analysis of the latest conflict trends.