Yüksekova

Warnings mount after quakes shake Türkiye’s southeast

Following the successive earthquakes in Hakkari's Yüksekova district, located in southeastern Türkiye, experts have once again reiterated warnings over future risks in the region.

Earthquakes of 4.4, 3.5 and 4.5 magnitude occurred successively in Yüksekova on Dec. 31, causing fear and panic among the residents.

Turkish military kills 17 PKK militants in Turkey's southeast

A total of 17 outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants were killed in Turkey's southeast on July 10 and 11. 

Eight PKK militants, who the military stated were on the verge of planning an attack, were killed in airstrikes early on July 11 in the Dargeçit district of the southeastern province of Mardin.

Turkish military kills 12 PKK militants in separate air strikes

The Turkish Air Forces has carried out large counter-terrorism operations in the country's southeastern provinces and in northern Iraq over the past two days, killing at least 12 militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.         

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