ANKARA
A suspected member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) was killed in a clash with security forces in eastern Bitlis province on Saturday, the Turkish military said in a statement on Sunday.
According to the Turkish General Staff’s statement, the clash took place in the province’s Hizan district.
Separately, a group of militants set ablaze 15 vehicles and six containers belonging to a private road construction company in eastern Erzurum province’s Tekman district on Saturday, the statement added.
Also, eight suspected PKK members surrendered to security sources in southeastern Sirnak province’s Silopi district on Saturday.
A suspected PKK member was also held along with his weapon and ammunition in Erzurum province’s Koprukoy district on Saturday.
Also, suspected PKK members set ablaze a tow truck in eastern Igdir province on Saturday.
Suspected militants also blocked the Bingol-Erzurum Highway for three hours and set ablaze three cars in Bingol province’s Karliova district on Saturday, the statement added.
Operations against the PKK -- considered a terrorist group by Turkey, the EU and U.S. -- came after it renewed attacks on Turkish security forces following the July 20 Suruc bombing.
More than 50 police and soldiers have been martyred in attacks attributed to the PKK while Turkish operations, inside and outside the country, have killed more than 770 alleged PKK members.
