Casualties
More than 30,000 troops took part in the initial operation. Turkey announced fatalities at a total of 114 personnel made out of 14 commissioned officers, four non-commissioned officers, 75 soldiers and 21 village guards. Turkey announced the injured at a total of 185 personnel made out of 24 commissioned officers 17 non-commissioned officers, 338 soldiers and 48 village guards. Turkey announced the total number of militants neutralized at a total of 3,145 with 2,730 being killed and 415 being captured live or injured.
Turkey launched another large-scale operation in September known as Operation Dawn.
Read more about this topic: Operation Hammer (1997)