Hakkari

Three Turkish soldiers were killed in a gun attack in the Yüksekova district of the southeastern province of Hakkari Three Turkish soldiers were killed in a gun attack in the Yüksekova district of the southeastern province of Hakkari, Doğan News Agency has reported. 

Rock paintings in Hakkari from 10,000 years ago have been examined for the first time since 1960, when they were first discovered.

Two more schools were burnt down late on Sept. 17 in Turkey’s southeastern province of Hakkari, in protest at the closure of a nearby school that had planned to teach in the Kurdish language.

Militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) abducted three Chinese workers in the southeastern province of Şırnak late Aug. 24.

A beheaded cat has been sent to the mayor’s office in a southeastern town in Turkey to “threaten” the recently-elected politician.

The beheaded cat, which was sent to Şemdinli Mayor Sefer Yılmaz on July 19, was noticed by cleaners who arrived in the office in the morning, Doğan News Agency reported Aug. 15.

The current chaos in Iraq may herald the safe return of thousands of Turkish citizens to their homeland, Deputy Prime Minister Beşir Atalay announced Aug. 8, saying that Ankara will implement an open door policy for those who have been living in the Makhmur camp for decades.

The current chaos in Iraq may herald the safe return of thousands of Turkish citizens to their homeland, Deputy Prime Minister Beşir Atalay announced Aug. 8, saying that Ankara will implement an open door policy for those who have been living in the Makhmur camp for decades.

Turkish security forces staged an operation in the Şemdinli district of Hakkari, which included the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), after a truck that was carrying milk to Aktütün military base was set alight by militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK) on June 15.