A total of nine PKK terrorists were killed this past week in the southeastern Hakkari province, according to Hakkari police, APA reports quoting Anadolu Agency.
The Hakkari Provincial Police Directorate said in a statement that two other suspected terrorists had surrendered during an operation which lasted for a week in Hakkari province.
The operation was air supported and was made with coordination of Turkish military, police and gerdarmerie, the statement added.
The statement also said a base was set up during the operation at an altitude of 3,468 meters making it the highest such military base in Turkey
The PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- resumed its armed campaign against Turkey in July 2015.
Since then, it has been responsible for the deaths of some 1,200 Turkish security personnel and civilians, including a number of women and children.
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