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At least 158 PKK/KCK terror suspects were arrested across Turkey on Tuesday, according to the Interior Ministry.
Among the arrested was Mehmet Serif Camci, provincial head of Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in southeastern Diyarbakir, the ministry said in a statement.
The statement said the Turkish police carried out operations across Turkey, while arrests were made in the capital Ankara and Istanbul as well as the eastern provinces of the country.
Operations are still ongoing, it added.
A Turkish soldier and a civilian were martyred and three others injured in an attack by PKK terrorists in southeastern Hakkari province, the governorship announced Tuesday.In a statement, the Hakkari Governor’s Office said the soldier was martyred from wounds sustained in a cross-border PKK attack on a base zone around Mt. Guven in Cukurca district.A work machine operator suffering injuries in the attack succumbed to his wounds.The cross-border attack was carried out by the PKK terrorists with two guided missiles thrown from the Iraqi side of the Turkish border, it added.90 PKK/KCK suspects arrested across TurkeyInvestigations on the incident continue.Meanwhile the Turkish General Staff said on Twitter that at least three armed terrorists were “neutralized” by airstrikes carried out in northern Iraq’s Avasin-Basyan region on Monday.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.The PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the death of some 40,000 people in its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey.
PKK attack martyrs soldier, civilian in SE Turkey
Meanwhile, the police in cooperation with the Turkish intelligence also arrested a senior member of PKK/KCK, identified as Devlet Aslan, in Turkey’s southeastern province of Batman, Turkish security sources said on Tuesday.
Aslan is reportedly one of the heads of the terrorist group’s Belgium branch, the source added.
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of some 40,000 people, including women and children.
Security forces arrested 90 PKK/KCK terror suspects across Turkey during simultaneous operations carried out at midnight, the Interior Ministry said.In a statement, the ministry said 80 arrests were made in southeastern Diyarbakir province. Others took place in Istanbul, southern Mersin, and southeastern Van, Sirnak, Sanliurfa, Batman and Mardin provinces.Many terror group-related documents and digital material were seized during the operations.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of some 40,000 people, including women and children.Turkish army neutralizes nine PKK terrorists in northern IraqPKK is hiding behind US flags in Manbij: Syrian Turkmen Council head
90 PKK/KCK suspects arrested across Turkey