itirafçı ( , ' defector ' or ' confessor ' ) is a former member of the Kurdistan Workers ' Party ( PKK ) who worked as an informant or collaborator for the Turkish security forces against the PKK . Some merely provided intelligence , while others were persuaded or coerced into taking active roles in the conflict . İtirafçıs played a significant role in the conflict in southeastern Turkey in the 1990s , as they were often used to do the extralegal work of security forces , particularly in the case of the unofficial Turkish Gendarmerie unit JİTEM . According to figures of the Ministry of Justice , about 1,950 PKK militants became confessors after their arrest . Unofficial figures put the number of confessors that were used and paid in the fight against the PKK at 500 . Abdülkadir Aygan has been described as " the most well-known among PKK members turned informants " . A confessor was involved in the 2005 Şemdinli incident
Şemdinli incident
Şemdinli incident
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