Kurdish separatism in Turkey

Türkiye will not allow a "terrorist structure" to form along its borders with Syria and northern Iraq, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Saturday, at an event in Istanbul.

His remarks came after six Turkish soldiers were killed and one was wounded in an attack by terrorists near the northern Iraqi border on Friday.

Six Turkish soldiers were killed and one was wounded in an attack by PKK terrorists near the northern Iraqi border, the National Defense Ministry said Saturday.

The military retaliated by carrying out airstrikes on terrorist targets and their escape route, "neutralizing" at least seven terrorists, the ministry said.

Senior Turkish and Iraqi authorities have underscored that bilateral cooperation in the fields of trade, investment and transportation through a common strategic vision will bring about regional prosperity and security during a high-level meeting in the Turkish capital.

They have agreed on a road map to be coordinated and implemented by the two sides' foreign ministries to this end.

Senior Turkish and Iraqi authorities came together in the Turkish capital to discuss the bilateral ties as well as security concerns stemming from the presence of the PKK on the latter's territories.

Education Minister Yusuf Tekin has defended the ministry's collaboration with religiously-affiliated communities, asserting that such entities were rightfully classified as nongovernmental organizations.

The Interior Ministry has announced the apprehension of 98 individuals over their alleged ties to the PKK in an effort spanning 18 provinces.

One of the biggest busts occurred in the southeastern city of Mardin, where 17 suspects were detained for disseminating PKK propaganda through their social media accounts.

The Turkish forces "neutralized" six PKK terrorists in an airstrike on a region in northern Iraq, the Defense Ministry has announced.

Turkish warplanes conducted airstrikes against PKK targets in northern Iraq on Nov. 7, "destroying 12 key locations and neutralizing numerous terrorists," according to an official statement by the Defense Ministry.

The strikes targeted PKK positions in the Gara and Qandil regions, hitting caves, bunkers, shelters and warehouses used by the organization, read the statement.

Turkish forces carried out a targeted airstrike against 15 PKK locations in northern Iraq, Türkiye's Defense Ministry has confirmed.

The operation, conducted late on Nov. 4, focused on the Hakurk region and resulted in the destruction of numerous targets, including caves, shelters and warehouses used by senior PKK members, according to the ministry's announcement.

Türkiye's Defense Ministry has confirmed that Turkish forces conducted a targeted airstrike against 19 PKK locations in northern Iraq.