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PKK attack kills one soldier, injures four in Turkey's southeast

One soldier has been killed and four others have been injured after the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) militants opened fire at military personnel in Turkey?s southeastern province of Diyarbak?r, while the number of civilians killed in the latest clashes in the nearby province of ??rnak has risen to four.

Three security personnel dead in multiple crashes in Turkey's east

Three security personnel have died and nine others have been injured in multiple incidents over the past two days.

Police officer Oktay Uçar died and one other officer was injured after a police vehicle on patrol turned over in an area between the southeastern province of Mardin?s Artuklu and Ye?illi districts around 4 a.m. on Aug. 26, Do?an News Agency reported. 

Indeterminate curfew in effect in eastern town as PKK violence prevails

After three members of Turkey's security forces were killed in the latest attacks by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the country's southeast, an indeterminate curfew went into effect starting from Aug. 24 at noon in the Silvan district of the southeastern province of Diyarbak?r.

Civilian entry blocked in 127 eastern Turkish zones since early June

Some 127 zones in 15 provinces in eastern Turkey have so far been declared "temporary military secure zones," amid tightened security measures against outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attacks.

While 15 of the zones have been reopened to civilian access after being closed, 111 areas continue to be out-of-bounds for civilians trying to enter.

Turkish military launches operation after PKK attack in Diyarbak?r

The Turkish military has launched an aerial campaign and land operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) after a soldier was killed and three others were injured when militants from the group opened fire at gendarmerie forces guarding a hydroelectric plant in the southeastern province of Diyarbak?r?s Kulp district early on Aug. 23.

23,939 planted cannabis roots seized in southeastern Turkey

Some 23,939 cannabis roots and 146 kilos of hashish have been seized in a police operation in the southeastern province of Diyarbak?r.

Diyarbak?r Police Department Narcotics Unit officers conducted an operation at three farms owned by a man identified as H.Ç. in rural areas of Diyarbak?r's Sur district early Aug. 21, capturing the illegal drugs.

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