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School life expectancy in Türkiye drops to 17.9 years in 2023: TÜİK

Published by Hurriyet on Tue, 10/01/2024 - 08:40

Türkiye's school life expectancy (SLE), the estimated amount of time that a primary school-aged person in Türkiye will likely spend in school until they reach their highest level of education, was calculated to be 17.9 years in 2023, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) have shown.

Turkish intel 'neutralizes' senior PKK member

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 09/30/2024 - 13:53

The National Intelligence Agency (MİT) has "neutralized" senior PKK member Lokman İsmail in northern Iraq, security sources confirmed on Sept. 30.

Turkish authorities use the term "neutralize" to indicate that the individuals in question have either surrendered, been killed or captured.

Local media said İsmail was the leader of the PKK's "self-defense units."

9 PKK militants and one Turkish soldier killed during two days of clashes

Published by Protothema on Mon, 05/09/2016 - 21:47

At least 10 people have been killed over two days of clashes between Turkish army and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in southeast Turkey.

On Monday, a Turkish soldier was killed in the southeastern town of Nusaybin, which is located at the Syrian border, while nine PKK militants were also killed on Sunday in Nusaybin and the town of Sirnak.