Hakkari
Police officer arrested over incident that led to death of four civilians in Turkey's east
A court in the eastern province of Hakkari on Oct. 9 ordered the arrest of a police officer over an incident that led to the death of four civilians, Doğan News Agency has reported.
Civilians at a furniture store in the Yüksekova district of Hakkari were hit after a machine gun on the top of an armored police vehicle opened fire while patrolling on Oct. 8.
18 killed in PKK suicide bomb attack in Turkey's Hakkari
Ten soldiers and eight civilians were killed on Oct. 9 in an outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) suicide bomb attack targeting a military road checkpoint in the Şemdinli district of the eastern province of Hakkari, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has announced.
18 killed in PKK car bomb attack in Turkey's Hakkari
Ten soldiers and eight civilians were killed on Oct. 9 when outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants staged a car bomb attack targeting a military post in the eastern province of Hakkari, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has announced.
Four killed in Turkey's southeast
Four people were killed and two others were wounded when fire was opened from an armored police vehicle in the Yüksekova district of Hakkari on Oct. 8, according to a statement released by Hakkari Governor's Office.
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Police search for suspected PKK bombers in İzmir
Police in the Aegean province of İzmir are searching for two suspected bombers of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) who allegedly arrived in Turkey's third largest city to stage a bomb attack and fled during a police operation.
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Soldier killed in PKK attack Turkey's east
One soldier was killed and five were injured in a mortar attack by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the Çukurca district of the southeastern province of Hakkari on Oct. 1.
PKK militants fired mortar shells at 05:30 a.m. on Oct. 1 in the Dağbaşı district on the border with Iraq during a military operation.
One soldier was killed and five were wounded in the attack.
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Six PKK militants 'neutralized' in Turkey's southeast, military says
Three militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party were "neutralized" in an operation in southeastern Hakkari province's Çukurca district Sept. 30, the military said in a statement on Oct. 1.
The military uses the term "neutralized" for killed, injured or caught militants.
The Turkish General Staff said in the statement that the militants were preparing an attack.
PKK kills three in Turkey's southeast
Three village guards were killed in an attack by outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in the Yüksekova district of the southeastern province of Hakkari on Sept. 29. The militants opened fire on the village guards, killing three and leaving two others wounded.
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Three village guards killed in PKK attack in eastern Turkey
Three village guards were killed in an armed clash that erupted after outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants conducted an attack in the Yüksekova district of eastern province of Hakkari early on Sept. 29.
The clashes occurred as the guards were patrolling in the Büyükçiftlik area of Yüksekova.
TSK seizes over 40 mines in Turkey's southeast
The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has announced that over 40 anti-personnel mines have been seized in a security operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
A total of 41 mines were seized in an operation in the Ortaklar region of the Şemdinli district in southeastern Hakkari province on Sept. 22.
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