Şırnak
Five YPG/PKK terrorists surrender to Turkish forces
Five YPG/PKK terrorists surrendered to Turkish security forces in southeastern Turkey, the country's Interior Ministry announced on Feb. 6.
In a statement, the ministry said Turkish security forces persuaded the terrorists to surrender in Şırnak province.
No trace of missing Chaldean couple found
The search operation for a missing Chaldean Catholic couple has yielded no result for 12 days, their priesthood holder son said on Jan. 23.
Gendarmerie special forces, crime scene investigators, sniffer dog units, unmanned aerial vehicle operators and volunteers have been carrying out the search operation for Hurmuz and Şimuni Diril around Mount Kato since Jan. 11.
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Search for missing Chaldean couple continues in Şırnak
Security forces have stepped up a search operation for a couple belonging to the Chaldean Catholic minority group in Turkey's southeastern Şırnak province.
No sight or sound have been caught of Hurmuz and Şimuni Diril, ethnic Assyrians living in the remote village Kovankaya near the town of Beytüşşebap, since Jan. 11.
Operation Kıran completed 'successfully', ministry says
Turkey's anti-terror Operation Kıran in the country's southeast, which neutralized a total of 144 PKK terrorists, has completed "successfully", the Interior Ministry said on Jan. 11.
Sea otter spotted in Turkey’s southeast
A sea otter, classified as "near-threatened" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), has been spotted in the southeastern province of Şırnak near the İkizce Creek at the foot of Mount Judi.
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Buildings PKK wrecked reconstructed in 3 years
The Turkish ministry of environment and urban planning will be constructing a total of 5,716 houses after the houses were demolished in PKK terrorist attacks three years ago in Turkey's southeastern province of Şırnak.
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Turkey appoints new police chief
Turkey has appointed the governor of Şırnak province as the head of the country's Security General Directorate after removing Celal Uzunkaya from the post, the Interior Ministry said on July 17.
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PKK terrorists abduct, kill 2 shepherds
Two shepherds who were abducted by PKK terrorists in southeastern Şırnak province were found dead on July 9.
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PKK kills soldier in southeastern Turkey
A Turkish soldier was killed during a clash with PKK militants in southeastern Şırnak province on May 6, the country's Defense Ministry said in a statement.
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2 soldiers killed in Şırnak
Two Turkish soldiers were killed during a clash with the PKK in southeastern Şırnak province on May 5, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
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