Özcan Mutlu

One soldier killed as tank falls off cliff in Turkey's southeast

One soldier has been killed while another has been wounded after a tank fell off a cliff while maneuvering in the southeastern province of ??rnak's Uludere district. 

Specialized Sgt. Özcan Mutlu was heavily wounded when the maneuvering tank fell off a cliff in Uludere on April 5. Mutlu was promptly brought to ??rnak Military Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. 

Soldier killed in PKK attack

One soldier was killed early on April 6 in an attack staged by outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in the southeastern province of Diyarbak?r.

PKK militants opened fire on a specialized sergeant with long-barreled weapons in the Bismil district of Diyarbak?r as he was driving to a nearby gendarmerie post. The sergeant died at the scene.