The ministry said in a statement that a total of 2,912 anti-terror operations were conducted between Oct. 8 and 15.
At least 25 PKK terrorists were "neutralized" in counter-terrorism operations across Turkey over the past week, the country’s Interior Ministry said Monday.
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 ministry said in a statement that a total of 2,912 anti-terror operations were conducted between Oct. 8 and 15.
A total of 14 terrorists were killed, five were captured, while another six terrorists surrendered to Turkish security forces, the statement said.
In eight provinces 35 shelters of the terrorist organization were destroyed, while security forces seized 22 hand grenades, 20 improvised explosives and mines, 653 kilograms (1,440 pounds) of explosive material, 17 long-barreled weapons and 1,881 rounds of ammunition.
Following Turkey’s successful Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch operations conducted in Syria, the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) have completed all preparations for a possible operation in the east of the Euphrates River to purge the region of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists.The TAF will conduct a sweeping operation and increase Turkey’s maneuvering area in the region. It is being ascertained that the operation will begin from the Euphrates Shield region as Turkish soldiers enter the Sacu Brook and Ashme and sweep the terrorists. The first aim is to liberate areas between Manbij’s center and the Sacu Brook and the Euphrates. Later, a strategy will be drawn up for the east of the Euphrates.Erdoğan: Turkey to remain in Idlib, help people in needTurkey to 'do whatever is necessary' regarding Syria's Manbij: ErdoğanProceeding in Manbij within the context of the roadmap signed with USRegarding Manbij, Turkey will proceed with the U.S. within the context of the roadmap agreed upon between the two countries, which was expected to be completed within a 90-day calendar.The Manbij deal between Turkey and the U.S. was inked in June this year on the withdrawal of YPG/PKK terrorists from the city to stabilize the region, which is in the northeast of the Aleppo province in northern Syria.Soldiers from Turkey and the U.S. continue joint training on combined patrols in Manbij, northern Syria, the Turkish military said on Sunday.In the first stage, deploying soldiers to ensure that the area was cleared and secure it with the patrols is on the agenda.Turkey will soon destroy terror nests in eastern Euphrates, says ErdoğanTurkey, US train for joint patrols in Syria's ManbijWe could come suddenly overnight, says ErdoğanTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also emphasized his determination on the matter saying, “The terrorists outside our borders shouldn’t sleep soundly either, we could suddenly come overnight” for the east of the Euphrates. The president had used this phrase before the previous Euphrates Shield and Afrin operations as well.Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch on Jan. 20, 2018 in Syria’s northwestern region of Afrin to eradicate the area of terrorists belonging to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)’s Syrian offshoot, the Democratic Union Party (PYD), following Turkey’s seven-month Euphrates Shield Operation which succeeded in clearing large swathes of Syrian territory from Daesh.The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the European Union and the United States. The PKK has been conducting armed violence in the southeastern part of Turkey since 1984. More than 40,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the three-decade long conflict.
Turkish soldiers at the ready for possible op in east of Euphrates
Additionally, a total of 848 were arrested for aiding and abetting the terror group, the statement 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 nearly 40,000 people, including women and children.
Meanwhile, the security forces also arrested 4,402 suspects for crimes linked to drugs and smuggling, 339 others for human trafficking, according to the statement.
A total of 7,276 irregular migrants were caught during the operations, according to the statement.
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Turkish forces 'neutralize' 6 PKK terrorists in N.Iraq