One soldier killed, four wounded in PKK attack in Turkey's southeast

AA photo

One soldier was killed and four security forces wounded Oct. 12 in an outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) attack targeting an operation team in the southeastern province of ??rnak.

Security forces conducted an operation on Mount Cudi to demolish buildings around some alleged graves of PKK militants. PKK militants attacked forces returning from the operation with long-barreled weapons and rocket-propelled grenades. Three soldiers and two temporary village guards were wounded as an armed clash erupted between the security forces and PKK militants. However, one badly wounded soldier succumbed to his injuries at the ??rnak Military Hospital.

Meanwhile, eight PKK militants who escaped from the organization surrendered to security forces in ??rnak, the Governor?s Office announced.

The number of members who have deserted the organization and surrendered to security forces in ??rnak and its districts has reached 953 since March 21, 2013, the statement added.

Istanbul Boat Show opens with 200 boats worth a total of 250 million euros

US starts to pull Patriot missiles from Turkey

Photos from the aftermath of Ankara blast

Halfeti - A town of mesmerizing beauty

Exhibition shows Istanbul through eyes of children

Secret weapons of Turkish army: locally produced rocket launchers, missile systems

The bugs of Ankara: The weirdest scenes that anyone can run into in Turkish capital

A bird's eye view tour of Turkey's eastern provinces of Van and Hakkari

Turkish man with four wives has his 32nd child

Meet the Turkish Superhumans

Pope Francis prays in Istanbul's Blue Mosque

Drought in Lake Van exposes long-submerged Ottoman structures