The counter-terrorism operations have been jointly carried out by National Intelligence Service (MIT), Turkish Armed Forces, gendarmerie and police forces.
Turkish security forces have dealt a heavy blow on YPG/PKK terrorists in recent months in operations targeting senior terror operatives, including those on a most wanted list of Turkey’s Interior Ministry, according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency.
Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply that the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.
The counter-terrorism operations have been jointly carried out by National Intelligence Service (MIT), Turkish Armed Forces, gendarmerie and police forces in eastern and southeastern Turkey, targeting terrorist bases and weapon depots.
The operations also targeted terrorist positions in northern Iraq and Mt. Qandil region.
A Turkish soldier was martyred Thursday by PKK terrorists in the southeastern Adiyaman province.In a statement, the Adiyaman Governor's Office said an improvised explosive planted in the road detonated when an armored vehicle carrying a gendarmerie team was en route to reinforce an ongoing operation in the central village of Kuyucak.The soldier was martyred at the scene, it added.The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and EU. In its terror campaign against Turkey, which has lasted for more than three decades, over 40,000 people have been killed, including women and children.
Soldier martyred by PKK terrorists in SE Turkey
Senior YPG/PKK terrorists neutralized
Senior terror operatives in the terror group including many on the wanted list of Turkey’s Interior Ministry have been neutralized in eastern, southern, and southeastern Turkey.
Gazi Bahadir, codenamed Roni, was among four terrorists neutralized on July 1 in Beytussebap district of southeastern Sirnak province.
Serkan Tan, codenamed Serdar, who was sought on "green category" on the most wanted list, was neutralized on July 8. Tan was "responsible for public relations and finance in Van province".
Five PKK terrorists were “neutralized” in airstrikes in eastern Turkey, the Turkish army said Thursday.The Turkish General Staff said in a statement that Wednesday’s airstrikes targeted a base in Adakli in the eastern Bingol province where terrorists were preparing for an attack.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.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 death of some 40,000 people.Turkey 'neutralizes' most wanted PKK terrorist abroad
Five PKK terrorists 'neutralized' in eastern Turkey
Yunus Dalgin, codenamed Mervan, who was named under the wanted terrorist list's grey category, was neutralized in Nazimiye district of eastern Tunceli province on July 10.
Sefer Acar, a terrorist named in the top red coded wanted list, was among terrorists who were neutralized in an operation in eastern Bitlis province. Acar was the mastermind of a PKK attack in northern Iraq on a gendarmerie helicopter which martyred 15 Turkish soldiers.
Hasan Cakmak, codenamed Delil Karakocan, was one of the three terrorists killed in the airstrikes in northern Iraq on July 13. Cakmak was "the logistics coordinator" of the PKK.
Turkey "neutralized" a most-wanted PKK/KCK terrorist in an operation in northern Iraq, the Turkish General Staff said on Wednesday.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.Turkish Army said on Twitter that PKK/KCK's senior figure of Sinjar town, Ismail Özden -- codenamed Mam Zeki Sengali -- was neutralized in a joint operation by Turkish Armed Forces and intelligence in Sinjar.It is reported that Özden, 66, is the first PKK/KCK terrorist in the red-category "neutralized" by Turkey in an operation abroad.The wanted list is divided into five color-coded categories, with red as the most wanted followed by blue, green, orange and grey.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 death of some 40,000 people.The operation was named after Bedirhan Mustafa Karakaya, an 11-month baby who was martyred in PKK bomb attack.Last month, the baby and his mother Nurcan were martyred in a roadside bombing in the Yuksekova district of southeastern province of Hakkari.Özden was actively operating in Europe from 1992 to 1996.Arrested in Germany for "being PKK member" and "attacking workplaces of Turkish people" in 1996, Özden was released in 1998.In 2018, Özden began spearheading PKK/KCK terror activities in Sinjar.PKK seen behind attack on Turkey’s Dutch ConsulateYPG/PKK terror group shuts two more schools in NE SyriaOne PKK terrorist killed, another held in eastern TurkeyTurkish forces ‘neutralize’ most wanted PKK terrorists
Turkey 'neutralizes' most wanted PKK terrorist abroad
Mehmet Yakisir, codenamed Zeynel, the terrorist group’s top member in the Black Sea region, was killed on July 15.
Yakisir, who was in the red category of Turkey’s wanted list, had killed 15-year-old Eren Bulbul last August in Macka district, Trabzon province.
Aram Civan codenamed Osman Gulen -- who was neutralized on July 23 in southeastern Diyarbakir -- was in the grey category of the Interior Ministry’s most wanted list.
Hulya Eroglu was in the “red category” on the most wanted list and among the 31 terrorists killed during a counter-terrorism operation in Bestler-Dereler region of Sirnak province.
The suspect in Saturday's attack on the Turkish Consulate in Amsterdam turns out to have links with the PKK terrorist organization, according to security sources.Ercan Polater, the suspect who was arrested by Dutch police, has been wanted by Turkey since 2012 under a red notice for terrorist organization membership, said the sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.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 death of some 40,000 people.On Sunday, Turkish Consul Tolga Orkun told Anadolu Agency that an individual threw three Molotov cocktails at the Turkish Consulate on Saturday night.“The Molotov cocktail wasn’t broken and didn’t flame up. If it had it would have caused serious damage," Orkun said.There were no casualties from the incident.In 2004, Polater was detained by Dutch officials but was later granted asylum and released.After determining in 2016 that he was in the Netherlands, Turkish officials requested his extradition, but were refused.Following the attack, Turkish officials have again contacted Dutch authorities to request Polater’s extradition.Despite UN and Interpol rules saying a person who has committed crimes of terrorism in their own country cannot enjoy refugee status, Polater still holds that status in the Netherlands, said the sources.
PKK seen behind attack on Turkey’s Dutch Consulate
Another "red-category" terrorist, Menafi Bayazit, was killed on Dec. 11, 2017 in Sirnak.
Ibrahim Coban, codenamed Atakan Mahir, is a terrorist included in the Turkish Interior Ministry’s red category of wanted terrorists and has been the so-called Dersim region head of the organization for the past 25 years. He was killed on August 11 in eastern Tunceli province.
A senior PKK/KCK figure in Sinjar province, Ismail Ozden, codenamed Mam Zeki Sengali, was neutralized in a joint operation by Turkish Armed Forces and MIT in Sinjar.
Ozden, 66, was in the red-category on the most wanted list and he reportedly "neutralized" in an operation abroad.