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YPG/PKK terrorist surrenders to Turkish forces
A YPG/PKK terrorist surrendered to security forces in southeastern Turkey, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on March 20.
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13 YPG/PKK terrorists 'neutralized' in N Syria
Turkish army "neutralized" 13 YPG/PKK terrorists in northwestern Syria, the Defense Ministry said on March 9.
"13 YPG/PKK terrorists plotting an attack on the Turkish elements in the area of [Operation] Euphrates Shield from Tel Rifaat [northwestern Syria] were neutralized in a successful operation," the ministry said in a tweet.
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2 YPG/PKK terrorists surrender to Turkish forces
Two YPG/PKK terrorists surrendered to security forces in southeastern Turkey, the Defense Ministry said on March 9.
The terrorists, who fled the terror group in northern Syria, turned themselves in at a border post in southeastern Şanlıurfa's Suruç district, the ministry said in a tweet.
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YPG/PKK terrorist on wanted list neutralized
A wanted YPG/PKK terrorist was neutralized in a counter-terrorism operation in eastern Turkey, the country's Interior Ministry's said on Feb. 8.
Turkish authorities use the term "neutralized" to imply that the terrorist in question either surrendered or was killed or captured.
Terrorist Ömer Oran, also known as Bager, was on the ministry's most wanted list.
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CHP leader urges government to clear up Suruç incident
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu urged the government to investigate and illuminate the incidents in the southern district of Suruç in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa on June 14.
Armed Attack on Ruling Party Kills 3 in Turkey
Members of the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party on Thursday were attacked by an armed group in southeastern Turkey, leaving three people killed and eight injured, according to Anadolu Agency.
Health Minister Ahmet Demircan said the members, including MP Ibrahim Halil Yildiz, were attacked while campaigning in Sanliurfa's Suruc district ahead of the elections.
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Turkish prosecutors demand up to 15 years in jail for suspected ISIL members
Seventeen suspected members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) face up to 15 years in jail for "membership of a terrorist organization" due to their alleged activities within the ISIL-linked "Tatl?bal" group.
CHP deputy to pay Erdo?an compensation for 'insult'
A Turkish local court has ordered a member of the main opposition party to pay compensation to President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an over charges of "weighty insult and slandering."
Turkey kills one ISIL suspect, captures four alive
Turkey has killed a suspected member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and captured two others alive near its southern border, as border security efforts were stepped up following two deadly bombings in the first quarter of the year.
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Turkey's human rights environment deteriorated in 2015, says HRW
The environment for human rights in Turkey deteriorated in 2015 with the breakdown of the Kurdish peace process, a sharp escalation of violence in the country's southeast and a crackdown on media and political opponents of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Jan. 27.