Turkish minister: Over 87,000 operations carried out against PKK
By Trend
From early 2018 to date, 87,838 operations have been carried out against the PKK terrorist organization in Turkey, Turkish media reported referring Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu on Nov. 15.
Soylu noted that 289 PKK terrorists were killed during the operations carried out in the period in Turkey.
The minister also noted that in 2017, the PKK terrorists planned 965 attacks, while this figure dropped to 677 in 2018.
"In 2017, 380 PKK terrorists and in 2018, 343 terrorists surrendered to Turkish law enforcement agencies," Soylu said.
The conflict between Turkey and the PKK, which demands the creation of an independent Kurdish state, has lasted more than 25 years, claiming more than 40,000 lives. PKK is recognized as a terrorist organization by the UN and the EU.
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