Kurdish separatism in Turkey

Türkiye has urged once again that the United States should cut its support to the YPG in the fight against ISIL, an issue the two allies are at odds with since 2015.

Turkey and Sweden will hold their first meeting on Wednesday addressing a security pact the sides agreed to ensure Ankara's approval of Stockholm's NATO membership bid, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Tuesday.

Türkiye and Sweden will hold a key meeting to advance their security cooperation, especially against PKK's presence and activities on the latter's soil, in line with a bilateral agreement that allowed the Swedish admission into NATO.

Turkish security forces are ramping up preparations to prevent PKK from establishing winter bases in the mountainous regions near the country's borders, local media has reported.

The number of base areas has increased this year as part of enhanced precautionary measures, daily Milliyet reported on Sept. 16.

Türkiye's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) "neutralized" a senior PKK/KCK terrorist in northern Iraq, security sources said on Friday.

Azad Akıncı, codenamed Adil Mardin, who responsible for the terror group's activities in the Makhmur camp, was "neutralized" in an operation conducted in Makhmur, northern Iraq.

The terrorist was sought by the MIT with a red notice.

Turkish security forces "neutralized" a total of 13 PKK/YPG terrorists in northern Syria and northern Iraq, the National Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

Turkish authorities use the term "neutralize" to imply that the terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured.

The Defense Ministry announced on Sept. 8 that Turkish forces have "neutralized" 16 PKK members in Syria and Iraq.

Turkish authorities use the term "neutralize" to imply that the individuals in question surrendered or were killed or captured.

Türkiye on Monday targeted 20 locations in the northern Iraq regions of Zap, Hakurk, Gara, Qandil, Asos, and Metina, areas known to house ringleaders of the PKK terrorist organization, according to the National Defense Ministry.

The Turkish national intelligence (MIT) and Istanbul Police Department, in a joint operation, apprehended Mehnaz Omari, an Iranian national operating under the alias "Naze Ad," who held a senior position in the Finland branch of the PKK/KCK terrorist organization.

The National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has "neutralized" a PKK terrorist responsible for drone attacks and reconnaissance activities in Iraq's north, security sources announced on Tuesday.

According to the sources, terrorist Zilan Azak, codenamed "Sema Cuya Çevlik," joined PKK/KCK in 2015 after abandoning her university studies.