Jahan Service - In the 1980s, the Turkish government created the "Village Guard" system to counter the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK); The force, which was supposed to be temporary, turned into a permanent institution, redefining not only the security of villages, but also the ownership of land, natural resources, and social hierarchies in Kurdish regions. This experience shows how war can engineer the social and economic structures of a society and create long-term internal divisions.
