A building with terrorists inside was pounded by the security forces in Hasırlı neighborhood of the Sur town. The building collapsed on them.

Also, four PKK terrorists were killed during the operations Tuesday. With the recent killing, the number of terrorists neutralized exceeded 105.

On Tuesday, the military declared that public order has been restored in another southeastern town, Silopi, where as many as 136 terrorists were killed during the operations.

"All barriers and ditches have been removed, terrorists have been neutralized, and peace has been restored," Su told reporters, adding that a total of 518 barriers and 270 ditches had been removed and 800 makeshift explosives defused in the town," said Governor Ali İhsan Su previously.

It was also announced that the military curfew in the town would be lifted between 5 am and 6 pm every day.

Turkey has been fighting against the PKK to rescue cities from militants by declaring curfews and launching operations in the region.

More than 200 members of the security forces were martyred and over 3,100 PKK terrorists were killed in 2015 alone.

The incident occured at around 7:30 p.m., witnesses reported.

Police launched an investigation after the incident.

Video: PKK targets school in southeast Turkey

Meanwhile, The General Staff announced yesterday that sweeping operations continue to destroy PKK targets identified in the towns of Silopi and Cizre and the town of Sur while as many as 544 Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists have been neutralized across these districts.

While, one hundred and thirty-five PKK terrorists were neutralized in Şırnak city's Silopi town, three hundred and eight PKK terrorists were killed in Şırnak's Cizre town with the help of the town's residents.

Also, 101 terrorists were killed in Diyarbakır's Sur town, where 84 barricades have been taken away and six ditches have been closed, according to security sources.

More than 500 terrorists killed in Turkey's sweeping operation

The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attacked a group of soldiers who were taking part in the ongoing sweeping operation in the province's Sur town on Friday, the General Staff said on its official site.

The attack left eight troops injured, including one seriously. The injured soldiers were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment just after the incident.

The terminally-injured soldier died of his wounds at 1 am on Saturday despite frantic efforts by medics at the intensive care service, the army said. The remaining seven soldiers are still in the hospital for further treatment.

The sweeping operation is still underway in the southeastern town.

Turkish government says operations against the PKK will continue until it lays down weapons and withdraws from Turkish soil.

Curfews have been imposed in several southeastern towns to clear these areas of PKK terrorists.

11 PKK terrorists killed in southeastern Turkish town

The wounded soldiers were taken to Diyarbakır Military Hospital.

The clashes continue in some parts of the town as the curfew entered its 45th day.

19 PKK terrorists killed in southeastern Turkey

In the 45-day period, 13 soldiers were martyred while 97 terrorists were killed in Sur, according to the military figures.

Turkey has been fighting against the PKK to rescue cities from militants by declaring curfews and launching operations in the region.

More than 200 members of the security forces were martyred and over 3,100 PKK terrorists were killed in 2015 alone.

Eleven of the total 19 terrorists were killed in Cizre town of Şırnak province, while the remaining five were killed in Silopi town of Şırnak province and two in Sur town of Diyarbakır province.

With the recent killings, the total number of the terrorists killed in Cizre reached 296 in Silopi 135 and in Sur 97.

In Cizre town, 15 handmade bombs were destroyed and three barricades were removed, while three Kalashnikov rifle, two pistols, eight shotguns, 672 Kalashnikov rifle cartridges, 48 pistol cartridge, 175 shotgun cartridges, six Kalashnikov rifle magazines, four pistol magazines, two hand grenades, 16 Molotov cocktails, two unexploded mortar ammunition, four binoculars, a hand-held radios, a shotgun apparatus, two guns War, two bandoliers, a rifle strap, four assault vest, a mobile phone, two ammunition box, a video camera, a tape, a battery, an SD card, a camera charger, two batteries, a charger, various types and quantities of medical supplies were seized.

In Silopi, eight handmade bombs were destroyed while two Kalashnikov rifles, four Kalashnikov rifle magazines, 137 Kalashnikov rifle cartridge, three shotgun, 45 shotgun cartridges, three hand grenades, two radios, two pairs of binoculars, three batteries, one assault vest and two backpacks were seized.

Also in Sur, 11 barricades were seized and one handmade bomb was destroyed.

Turkey has been fighting against the PKK to rescue cities from militants by declaring curfews and launching operations in the region.

More than 200 members of the security forces were martyred and over 3,100 PKK terrorists were killed in 2015 alone.

Eleven of the total 17 terrorists were killed in Cizre town of Şırnak province, while the remaining 6 were killed in Cizre town of Şırnak province and Sur town of Diyarbakır province.

With the recent killings, the total number of the terrorists killed in Cizre reached 261, in Silopi 126 and in Sur 78.

Thirty-six Kalashnikov rifles, 100 magazines, a large quantity of fireworks, six rocket launchers, 16 weapons and ammunition, 31 units of shipped cartridge, 45 hand grenades, two kg of explosives, two pairs of night-vision binoculars, a pair of hand-held binoculars, seven hand-held radios, four gas masks, a mine detector and 15 tubes to be used for handmade explosives were seized during the operations in Silopi.

18 PKK terrorists killed, 24 captured in southeastern Turkey

Also, eight handmade explosives were destroyed in the district while another was destroyed in Cizre.

Meanwhile, two terrorists were captured in the Birecik town of Syria trying to illegally enter Turkey from Syria; three suspects who were discovered to be carrying out YDG-H activities were arrested and taken into custody in Şırnak and Kars provinces of Turkey.

Turkey has been fighting against the PKK to rescue cities from militants by declaring curfews and launching operations in the region.

The PKK – considered a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US and the EU – resumed its armed campaign in late July.

More than 200 members of the security forces were martyred and over 3,100 PKK terrorists were killed in 2015 alone.

The deaths happened in the Sur district of southeastern Diyarbakır province; the area has been under curfew since Dec. 2.

According to provincial security sources, the fatalities occurred Sunday afternoon when PKK terrorists opened fire on security forces as they were conducting anti-terror efforts in six neighborhoods of Sur.

Four soldiers and one police officer were severely wounded in the clash and were transferred to Diyarbakır Military Hospital.

One of the injured soldiers and a police officer succumbed to their wounds in hospital.

Three soldiers are still receiving medical treatment.

448 PKK members killed since Dec. 15

According to the Turkish General Staff's latest figures announced on Sunday, four terrorists were killed in Diyarbakır's Sur district, bringing the total number of terrorists killed in the area so far to 74.

The Turkish military says the overall death toll of PKK terrorists in Turkey's southeast since Dec. 15 is 448.

In a statement on Sunday, the Turkish General Staff announced 20 more terrorist casualties on Saturday in southeastern Diyarbakir and Sirnak provinces where army operations continue amid curfews.

The military stated that 13 of Saturday's death toll were from Şırnak's Cizre district, which brought the total number of PKK terrorists killed in the area to 252.

12 PKK terrorists killed in eastern Turkey

During the operation in Cizre, Turkish security forces also removed four barricades, disposed of 15 handmade explosives and confiscated one Kalashnikov.

Several shotguns and an amount of ammunition were also seized.

Saturday's operation in the Silopi district of Sirnak saw three terrorist deaths and the disposal of 20 handmade explosives.

Firearms, a rocket launcher, gas masks and other equipment were recovered.

The terrorist death toll in Silopi has increased to 122.

Four terrorists were killed in Diyarbakir's Sur district, under curfew since Dec. 2. Ongoing operations have left 74 terrorists dead in the district so far.

Meanwhile, two PKK terrorists were captured in southeastern Şanlıurfa province on the Syrian border while trying to cross from into Turkey.

Last month, the Turkish president said more than 3,100 PKK terrorists had been killed in Turkey and northern Iraq. Around 300 soldiers, police and civilians have lost their lives since the conflict reignited in late July 2015, according to officials.

Two of the total 18 terrorists were killed in Sur town of Diyarbakır province, while the remaining 16 were killed in Cizre town of Şırnak province.

With the recent killings, the total number of terrorists killed in Sur reached 70; while it exceed 237 in Cizre.

A barricade was removed, an improvised explosive was destroyed and arsenal seized in Sur town, while 10 barricades were removed and six improvised explosives were destroyed in Cizre.

Also, in Silopi 45 improvised explosives were destroyed while a Kalashnikov rifle, a Kalashnikov rifle magazine, 30 Kalashnikov rifle cartridge, three guns, 17 shotgun cartridges, one shotgun, a pistol, a pistol magazine, 46 pistol cartridge, a gas mask, and battery used in improvised explosive production were seized.

Previously on Friday, the military captured 58 PKK terrorists were captured in Silopi.

Turkey has been fighting against the PKK to rescue cities from militants by declaring curfews and launching operations in the region.

The PKK – considered a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US and the EU – resumed its armed campaign in late July.

More than 200 members of the security forces were martyred and over 3,100 PKK terrorists were killed in 2015 alone.

The incident occurred in the Sur town of Diyarbakır province.

The wounded security forces were taken to a military hospital.

Meanwhile, another soldier was martyred during the clashes in Cizre town of Şırnak province.

Sur and Cizre towns are among those towns where curfew was imposed along with Silopi and Nusaybin.

Galeri: Photos of PKK violence in Sur town

Many local residents relocated to safer areas after or before the curfew was imposed on the restive towns, which have frequently been the scene of clashes between security forces and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

More than 200 members of the security forces have been martyred and over 3,100 PKK terrorists - members of the group which is considered a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US and the EU- were killed in 2015 alone.

58 PKK terrorists captured in Eastern Turkey

Soldiers kill 10 PKK terrorists in southeastern Turkey

Sur, a district of Diyarbakır, has become the center of clashes between the terrorists and security forces as a curfew has been issued more than a month ago.

Video: PKK rockets hit house, 1 woman dead

According to media reports, the rocket hit the house while the family was sitting at their dining table and destroyed most of the house.

The PKK, which was designated as terrorist organization by the European Union, United States and Turkey, has been attacking civilians as well as security personnel in the region claiming an autonomous region.

The latest offensive by Turkish security forces has killed more than 260 terrorists in the area and many neighborhoods have been cleared of PKK militants.

Galeri: PKK rockets hit house, 1 woman dead

Of the total terrorists killed, 179 were killed in Cizre, while the other 55 militants were killed in Sur and the remaining in Silopi.

Also in Nusaybin town of Mardin province, six rifle magazines, 210 rifle cartridges, a rifle bayonet, sniper binoculars, a hand grenade, two cameras, two radio and the so-called identity card of a terrorist were seized during the operations.

Meanwhile, Turkish officials have arrested 3 Daesh terrorists as they were trying to enter Turkey through Gaziantep and Kilis provinces illegally.

The PKK, which is considered a terrorist group by Turkey and much of the international community, including the United States and the European Union, has been carrying out terror attacks, mostly in southeastern Turkey, since the early 1980s.

The PKK's three-decade-old insurgency flared up again in July after the collapse of a two-year ceasefire, leaving the peace process in tatters and plunging the southeast back into conflict.

Since then, Turkey has been fighting against PKK determinedly to rescue the cities from militants by declaring curfews and launching operations in the region.

The operations left 3,100 PKK terrorists killed and 200 soldiers martyred in 2015.

Diyarbakır Governor Huseyin Aksoy, the Chief Public Prosecutor of Ramazan Solmaz, the Police Chief Adnan Taşdan and a large number of representatives of non-governmental organizations and citizens attended the ceremony.

A joint force of military and police has been conducting anti-terror operations in some district of the country's southeast, especially Sur, Cizre and Silopi, as PKK militants intensified their terror activities and caused major losses in the area.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan vowed to clean the region of terror organizations and stated in his new year message that the operation will continue in 2016 with the same determination.

The operations left 3,100 PKK terrorists killed and 200 soldiers martyred in 2015 alone.

The incident happened in the Sur district of the province when Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants detonated a planted bomb during a Turkish military search and sweep operation.

A joint force of military and police has been conducting anti-terror operations in some district of the country's southeast, especially Sur, Cizre and Silopi, as PKK militants intensified their terror activities and caused major loses in the area.

The joint force has already killed more than 230 terrorists in the last month and secured many neighborhoods as terror-free areas. President Tayyip Erdoğan vowed to clean the region of terror organizations and stated in his new year message that the operation will continue in 2016 with the same determination.

The residents started leaving their town, as the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has been threatening security of civilians by attacking mosques and schools and terrorizing the region.

Many families took to the road with as many of their belongings they could carry and left the town where the curfew has been imposed since 11 December, with safety concerns.

Some of the shopowners cleaned the shopfronts, while others took their goods away to other towns.

Some families who have decided to stay in the town did some shopping.

Residents demand help

Resident demand help from the state to solve the terror problem. “The PKK militants are threatening residents to make them support the terror organization. But we do not want to support them. So we are leaving the city," a man said.

"We haven't been able to earn money for almost a month now. We want this terror problem to be solved, " another resident said.

Security measures in eastern Turkey were ramped up to prevent any attacks targeting civilians in the regions where curfews were declared and operations conducted against the PKK, which is an armed militant group that has been carrying out terror attacks mostly in southeastern Turkey for more than 30 years.

The group is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, NATO, the US, and the EU.

The sweeping campaign has continued unabated since December 15.

Since the middle of this month, 172 PKK terrorists were killed in Şırnak city's Cizre and Silopi towns; 17 were neutralized in Cizre and the remaining majority were killed in restive Silopi. Security forces have also killed 42 PKK members in Diyarbakır's Sur town.

The military and police have teamed up to clean the restive areas of terrorists.

The Army also announced that three PKK members were neutralized each in the towns of Cizre, Silopi and Sur on Monday.

Meanwhile, the reports said that a 5-year-old boy was shot dead in Cizre when PKK terrorists opened fire on the security forces during the operations.When he was gunned down, he was playing the garden of his home. A post-mortem operation showed that a Kalashnikov bullet had hit the boy, identified as Huseyin Selcuk.

The General Staff also stated 13 hand-made improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have been detonated in Silopi where the military also removed three terrorist barricades which had been erected to prevent access into remote areas. Four PKK barricades were taken away and IEDs detonated during the operations continued under curfew.

Separately, a soldier was wounded in Şırnak when PKK terrorists opened fire on him while he was withdrawing money from an ATM machine in central Dicle. The injured soldier was taken to a Şırnak hospital after the incident.

A curfew was imposed in Cizre and Silopi on December 14. Most of the local residents relocated to safer areas after or before the curfew was imposed on the two restive towns which have frequently been the scene of clashes between security forces and PKK.

The PKK – considered a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US and the EU – resumed its armed campaign in late July. Since then, more than 200 members of the security forces have been martyred and over 1,700 PKK terrorists killed.

The woman previously told police officers that she was a U.K. citizen.

British woman detained in Turkey while entering restricted area

The woman was detained at a checkpoint outside the curfew area while she was attempting to enter the restricted area.

The woman, who was carrying a laptop and a camera, reportedly told security personnel that she wanted to enter to visiting the area.

As the curfew in Diyarbakır's Sur district is in its 26th day, Turkish security forces continue the operation to secure public order and safety in the area.

Sur is about 900 kilometers southeast of Turkish capital Ankara, and about 1,500 kilometers from Istanbul.

205 PKK terrorists killed since December 15

Following the recent terror activiies of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants, who dug ditches, planted roadside mines, vandalized public buildings, including hospitals, schools and libraries, and kidnapped children, Turkey launched a wide range “sweeping operation" to purge the area of terrorists.

Clashes between security units and PKK terrorists is reportedly ongoing as civilians are prevented from entering the area.

A British national was detained at a checkpoint outside the curfew area while attempting to enter the restricted area.

The woman, who was carrying a laptop and a camera, reportedly told security personnel that she wanted to enter to visit the area.

She was taken to the district police headquarters for further interrogation.

As curfew has entered its 25th day in Diyarbakır's Sur district, Turkish security forces continue the operation to secure public order and safety in the area.

Sur district in Diyarbakır is situated about 900 kilometers southeast of the Turkish capital, Ankara, and about 1500 kilometers from Istanbul.

Following the recent terror conducted by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants, who dug ditches, planted roadside mines, vandalized public buildings, including hospitals, schools and libraries, and kidnapped children, Turkey launched a wide range “sweeping operation" to clean the area of terrorists.

Clashes between security units and PKK terrorists has reportedly continued as civilians are prevented from entering the area.

The anti-terror raids, jointly held by the police and the military, were carried out across Cizre and Silopi districts in Şırnak; Dargeçit and Nusaybin in Mardin, Diyarbakır's Sur district and the city of Bitlis.

One hundred twenty-two PKK terorists were neutralized in Cizre, eight in Silopi, 30 in Sur, 16 in Dargeçit, three in Nusaybin, and four in Bitlis' Sehi forest area as part of the ongoing retaliatory campaign.

The number of slain PKK terrorists in Cizre climbed to 122 totally after 6 more terrorists were slain on Wednesday, according to a statement released on the General Staff's officiel site.

The security forces detonated 17 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and one barricade was removed, five hunting rifles, 11 rocket-launcher shells and one rifle were discovered during operations in Silopi, according to the statement.

The Turkish military killed 7 PKK terrorists in Diyarbakır's Sur district on Wednesday and detonated two IEDs. A barricade erected to prevent access to remote areas was removed during the operations. The General Staff also declared that 30 PKK terrorists have been killed in Sur during anti-terror raids in progress since December 9, 2015.

Four PKK members were neutralized on Tuesday in Bitlis city's Sehi forest area while nine granades and one radio-set were found by security forces.

A total of 16 PKK terrorists were slain in Mardin's Dargeçit district, where a curfew is still in force. In another Mardin district, Nusaybin, still under curfew, three PKK terrorists were killed in the ongoing operations aiming to root out terror havens in the region.

The plane was targeted with harassment fire after first being harassed by PKK terrorists' lasers.

No damage was determined during the examination of the plane over the incident.

"PKK terrorists have been firing on passenger planes for a while," security sources said.

Security measures in eastern Turkey have been ramped up to prevent attacks targeting civilians in regions where curfews were declared and operations conducted against the PKK.

The PKK, which is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, NATO, the US, and the EU, has been threatening the security of civilians and terrorizing the region.

The fatal incident happened as security forces were crossing a road in a remote neighborhood of Sur on the 22nd day of the curfew. One of the soldiers suffered terminal injuries in the explosion.

The injured were rushed to Diyarbakır's military hospital by an ambulance acting on a tip from the military. The injured soldier remained in the hospital for further treatment, but the critically-injured one died from his injuries at the hospital. The victim was identified as a specialized sergeant.

The town of Sur has become the scene of fierce clashes between security forces and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists. The conflict is still continuing in the restive town.

Over the past 22 days, a total of 23 PKK terrorists have been neutralized by the military during a sweep operation. The number of military fatalities has risen to five while the injured toll has climbed to 36 during security operations launched to clean the region of terrorists.

168 PKK terrorists killed in anti-PKK operations in southeastern Turkey

The coordinated raids, jointly held the police and the military, were carried out across Cizre and Silopi districts in Şırnak; Dargeçit and Nusaybin in Mardin, Diyarbakır's Dur district and Bitlis city, according to local security sources.

PKK violence in SE Turkey forces thousands of residents to flee

The operation left 113 PKK terrorists dead in Cizre. One PKK terrorist was captured alive in the same restive region.

Nine were killed in Silopi, 23 in Sur, 16 in Dargeçit, three in Nusaybin, and four in Bitlis as part of the ongoing anti-terror operation.

Turkish security forces kill 118 PKK terrorists in two towns

One hundred and three terrorists were killed in Cizre, while 15 others were killed in Sur on the seventh day of the sweeping operations, according to the Turkish Military.

One specialized sergeant was martyred in clashes with the terrorist group.

Six improvised explosive devices, four shotguns, a large number of shotgun cartridges, a bayonet and organizational documents were seized during the operation in Cizre, according to the Turkish Military.

A huge crack team of 10,000 soldiers and security personnel has been involved in the sweeping operation.

PKK opens fire on civilians

The PKK opened fire on approximately 250-300 residents in Silopi town in Şırnak province.

Following the attack, which was conducted with rocket launchers and long-barreled guns, residents were taken to an indoor sport complex, the Turkish Military said in a written statement.

Measures were ramped up to protect civilians from the terrorist group.

Two terrorists killed in Istanbul anti-terror operation

PKK targeting civilians

Security measures in eastern Turkey were ramped up to prevent any attacks targeting civilians in the regions where curfews were declared and operations conducted against the PKK.

Thousands of residents in Eastern Turkey have left their homes as the PKK has been threatening security of civilians by attacking mosques and schools and terrorizing the region.

The PKK is an armed militant group that has been carrying out terror attacks mostly in southeastern Turkey since early 1980s. The group is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, NATO, the US, and the EU.

PKK violence in SE Turkey forces thousands of residents to flee

Local residents, who left their homes in Diyarbakır's Sur district spoke of their ordeal to Turkey's Yeni Şafak newspaper. A tradesman said he is worried about his neighbors, who failed to find a temporary shelter. “We have neighbors who are still there, but we are unable to contact them. We do not know how they are, what they eat and how they spend their days, " said the tradesman, who moved into a nearby safer area with his family, speaking on condition of anonymity.

“We cannot return home. We left all our belongings behind. We are here today, but we will move to another place tomorrow. Those who have sufficient financial resources have settled in other regions. But what can people do if they cannot afford to settle a safer place like us?" he asked.

“Those who have been carrying out these malicious activities cannot be of Kurdish origin. They claim they have been fighting for us, but they do not fight for us," he noted. “It is we who suffer the greatest damage."

Turkey's retaliatory campaign, led by high-ranking military officers, continues unabated. The strikes dealt a heavy blow to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK); at least 110 PKK terrorists have been reportedly killed. A huge crack team of 10,000 soldiers and security personnel has been involved in the sweeping operation in the region. Five thousand reinforcements will soon be deployed in the volatile region.

High-ranking military officials, including three lieutenant generals, eight brigadier generals and 26 colonels, coordinated the joint operation. Most of the families left their homes for security concern amid the ongoing operations which are being carried out to remove the PKK's barricades and fill the ditches they had loaded with explosives.

Another local man, who moved into a relative's house in a nearby area, said they narrowly escaped a rocket attack while they were trying to leave the tense area. “While we were leaving the home, there was a rocket attack outside. It was difficult to reach the main street under unsecure conditions," the tradesman, who refused to be named.

He also touched on their plight before leaving home. “We remained at home without water and power. We huddled under the same blanket to keep ourselves warn. We only had slices of dry bread to eat. As soon as the curfew was lifted, we left," he said.

“Now I am out of a job. We try to cope with financial difficulties. We can neither work nor cover our families' expenses."

Intelligence reports said the attacks have increased in the town especially after the killing of Diyarbakır's Bar President Tahir Elçi. “We have been stuck amid a chaotic situation. So, we left home with only one bag with the most important things," the local said.

Since 16 August 2015, curfew have been imposed and removed in 17 central districts across seven cities in the Southeast. Turkey's Human Right Foundation announcaed that the repeated curfews in the restive areas have caused a profound impact on more than one million of people in the region. Anti-terror raids have been held in Diyarvakır's province's five restive towns including Cizre, Silopi and Sur. Most of the central districts in the city of Diyarbakır have turned into ghost town.

The operations conducted in Sur region are still in progress, according to military sources.

The wounded soldier was taken to Dicle University hospital.

Security measures in eastern Turkey were ramped up to prevent any attacks targeting civilians in the regions where curfews were declared and operations conducted against the PKK.

More than 200 members of the security forces have been martyred and over 2,000 PKK terrorists killed in operations across Turkey and northern Iraq, including airstrikes, since July 2015, according to official figures.

The PKK is an armed militant group that has been carrying out terror attacks mostly in southeastern Turkey since early 1980s.

The group is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, NATO, the US, and the EU.

"We are not immigrating to other cities, we are fleeing our homes for a while to let security forces fight against the PKK effectively," a resident of Sur town of Diyarbakır province said in a statement to the Turkish Diriliş Postası newspaper.

“An unknown number of militants has come to Diyarbakır from different cities of Turkey, particularly from Istanbul, to terrorize the city. They do not know Kurdish or the region," another eye-witness said.

“The PKK militants are threatening residents to make them support the terror organization. But we do not want to support them. So we are leaving the city. But I am sure that the state will solve the terror problem and I will be able to return to my home town," a man who asked to stay anonymous said.

“The city is infected (due to the terror). We want the doctor (state) to save our city or this infection," another resident, Hüseyin T., told the newspaper.

Turkey fights against PKK effectively

The intelligence activities of the state and increasing technologies of drones will weaken PKK militants, a top official who requested anonymity said.

“The militants cannot stay in caves during the wintertime, which will help security forces to determine PKK points more easily," official said.

“People in the region refuse to help the PKK; therefore, the militants cannot hide anywhere now," the official added.

“The organization caused great distress to residents. We will not remain unresponsive. The cities are being rescued from militants by declaring curfew. We will continue (fighting against the organization), " Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a statement.

PKK attacks target mosques and schools

The PKK set fire to four school buildings in the Sur district of Diyarbakır province. They torched a mosque and a school in the same district.

Residents in eastern Turkey cannot go to mosques due to attacks and in some towns of Diyarbakır, only 20 percent of students can go to school due to the terror threat.

Also, thousands of people in the area have left their homes so far.

Since early 1980s

The PKK is an armed militant group that has been carrying out terror attacks mostly in southeastern Turkey since early 1980s. Since then, more than 40,000 people have died.

In 2013, Turkish government launched the 'Peace Process' to end years of armed conflict with the PKK and build reforms regarding the constitution. However, the PKK ended the ceasefire on July 11.

The explosives placed by PKK terrorists exploded against an armored vehicle on the Diyarbakır-Silvan highway near the Oğuzlar area of Diyarbakır province on Tuesday afternoon.

Several police and gendarmerie units were deployed to the area as injured officers were taken to Dicle University Medical Faculty Hospital.

Authorities announced a wide-range operation in the area.

The PKK is designated as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the European Union and the United States. Turkish security forces have been conducting operations against them in several district of the southeastern area since this summer, when the terrorist group broke a two-year-long truce and resumed its attacks.

The party members declared that they will be on the streets to protest the curfew at 12:00 pm.

The declaration of the party has forced businesses to take precautions by closing down. Schools were closed in the Yenişehir, Bağlar and Kayapınar towns of Diyarbakır province.

The Diyarbakır Governorship has stated that the protest would be against the law because the group did not apply for permission.

Despite the warning of the governorship, HDP members gathered in the three towns.

In Yenişehir, masked protestors attacked police with stones and sticks.

Two killed, one wounded

In Bağlar town, two people were killed and two wounded during clashes between the supporters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the security forces.

Another person, a dentist wounded in the gunfire, was taken to Dicle University Hospital.

The incident is still under investigation.

20 percent of students go to school

Thousands of people have left their homes because of the ongoing terror attacks.

PKK attacks the mosques, schools and ambulances as well as the police.

Residents of eastern Turkey cannot go to mosques and students cannot go to school due to the terror threat.

Because of the terror threat, only 20 percent of all students in these areas are able to attend school.

The party members declared that they will be on the streets to protest the curfew at 12:00 pm.

The declaration of the party has forced businesses to take precautions by closing down. Schools were closed in the Yenişehir, Bağlar and Kayapınar towns of Diyarbakır province.

The Diyarbakır Governorship has stated that the protest would be against the law because the group did not apply for permission.

Despite the warning of the governorship, HDP members gathered in the three towns.

In Yenişehir, masked protestors attacked police with stones and sticks.

Two killed, one wounded

In Bağlar town, two people were killed and two wounded during clashes between the supporters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the security forces.

Another person, a dentist wounded in the gunfire, was taken to Dicle University Hospital.

The incident is still under investigation.

20 percent of students go to school

Thousands of people have left their homes because of the ongoing terror attacks.

PKK attacks the mosques, schools and ambulances as well as the police.

Residents of eastern Turkey cannot go to mosques and students cannot go to school due to the terror threat.

Because of the terror threat, only 20 percent of all students in these areas are able to attend school.

The party members declared that they will be on the streets to protest the curfew at 12:00 pm.

The declaration of the party has forced businesses to take precautions by closing down. Schools were closed in the Yenişehir, Bağlar and Kayapınar towns of Diyarbakır province.

The Diyarbakır Governorship has stated that the protest would be against the law because the group did not apply for permission.

Despite the warning of the governorship, HDP members gathered in the three towns.

In Yenişehir, masked protestors attacked police with stones and sticks.

Two killed, one wounded

In Bağlar town, two people were killed and two wounded during clashes between the supporters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the security forces.

Another person, a dentist wounded in the gunfire, was taken to Dicle University Hospital.

The incident is still under investigation.

20 percent of students go to school

Thousands of people have left their homes because of the ongoing terror attacks.

PKK attacks the mosques, schools and ambulances as well as the police.

Residents of eastern Turkey cannot go to mosques and students cannot go to school due to the terror threat.

Because of the terror threat, only 20 percent of all students in these areas are able to attend school.

The buildings of Süleyman Nazif Primary School, Mardinkapı Primary School and Yavuz Selim Secondary School were set on fire by PKK militants in Sur district, the scene of heavy clashes between terrorists and security forces.

On Monday, Cumhuriyet Primary School was set on fire.

PKK attacks target mosques

The firemen could not extinguish the fire on Tuesday due to explosive devices set up by the terrorists.

Two of the school fires were brought under control, while Mardinkapı Primary school is still burning.

Erdoğan: Anti-terrorism operations not to be halted

"It is obvious that the militants of the terrorist organization bear hostility toward schools and mosques," said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan just hours before the school fires.

Curfew on 7th day

As a curfew enters its seventh day in the Sur district of Diyarbakır, the clashes between the PKK terrorists and the security forces continue.

At least 10 terrorists were killed, according to the military sources.

Also, soldiers and policemen attempt to remove barricades set up by the PKK, destroy the explosive traps and fill excavated ditches.

In Yenişehir, another district of Diyarbakır, a group of PKK supporters attempted to close the road with barricades; police used pepper spray against the crowd, which also attacked the police with stones and sticks.

Shops in the district were closed due to the conflicts.

The PKK is an armed militant group that has been carrying out terror attacks mostly in southeastern Turkey since the early 1980s. Since then, more than 40,000 people have died.

In 2013, Turkish government launched the 'Peace Process' to end years of armed conflict with the PKK and build reforms regarding the constitution. However, the PKK ended the ceasefire on July 11.

The group is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, NATO, the US, and the EU.

The curfew had been imposed a week ago in the town's main square, six remote areas, and one street to fill ditches dug by the PKK and remove their barricades.

One police officer was killed and eight others injured during the clashes, which flared again on Sunday evening. Exchange of fire and explosions, which halted for a while late Sunday, resumed early Monday. The clashes have reportedly intensified in the town's Saraykapı neighborhood.

There are reports that the clashes are still ongoing in some parts of the restive town.

Fire broke out at a historic mosque in a remote area of Sur, where a curfew has still remained in effect for operations against the PKK. The fire started early Monday in the Kurşunlı Mosque, the first Muslim place of worship constructed under the Ottoman reign.

Flames engulfed the mosque rapidly. PKK terrorists opened fire on fire crew and police who rushed to the scene to respond. Home-made explosives, supposedly hurled at the mosque, are blamed for the fire, which has caused massive destruction.

The mosque was built by Diyarbakır province's Bıyıklı Mejhmet Pasha between 1516 and 1520, during the Ottoman era. It is called Kurşunlu mosque as its dome is covered with lead.

This is not the first attack targeting Kurşunlu Mosque. Its wall and door were destroyed and its windows smashed in a previous PKK terrorist attack.

Christian places of worhsip have became a target for PKK attacks as well. Terrorists planted explosives in the ditches and barricades they dug and erected around the Armenian Catholic and Protestant churches.

The boys, aged between 10 and 13 years, were killed as they slept when the fire broke out at 2:40 am in the building, firefighting officials said. Some children were able to escape by jumping out of windows. Three boys were being treated for smoke inhalation in hospital, medical officials said.

The incident is still under investigation.

He was speaking on Saturday following an attack blamed on the terrorist organization PKK in Turkey's southeastern province of Diyarbakir.

President of the Diyarbakir Bar Association, Tahir Elci, and a police officer died after gunfire erupted in the Sur district.

Speaking in the western Turkish province of Balikesir, Erdogan said: “I learned that Mr. Tahir Elci … and one Turkish police officer were just killed in an attack."

“Additionally, some other police officers and journalists were injured."

“May Allah have mercy on Mr. Elci and our martyred police,” Erdogan added.

Erdogan added that Turkey was right to continue fighting against the terrorist organization PKK.

“This incident shows that Turkey is right to fight terrorism. We will proceed to fight against terrorism with determination.”

According to Turkish security sources, Elci had been making a statement to the media about the historic Dort Ayakli Minare mosque, damaged by the PKK in October.

PKK terrorists and Turkish security forces traded fire, as people fled the scene.

Chairman of Diyarbakır Bar Association Tahir Elçi killed in PKK attack

An initial report said that the Friday's attack took place on a road in the province's Bağlar district. The officers were wounded in clashes that erupted after Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists opened fire on their car.

One of three injured officers reportedly remains in critical condition. One PKK terrorist was killed during the clashes.

The PKK is listed as a terrorist group by Turkey, the United States and the European Union. Its armed struggle for Kurdish self-rule in the Southeast has claimed 40,000 lives.

“The curfew in the region was lifted Saturday at 2 pm after peace and security were re-established in the region… We thank our citizens for their sensitivity about the curfew,” it said in the statement.

"During this time, our security forces carried out a successful operation against members of the Separatist Terror Organisation," the statement said, using the customary official term for the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). It was also stated that during the operations, three security guards were martryed while 15 terrorists were killed. Two civilians were also killed in the violence.

Silvan district, with a population of 104,000, is about 80 kilometers from Diyarbakır. Security forces started the military operations on November 3 to fill in trenches and remove barricades that had been erected by terrorists and drive PKK militants out of the area.

The PKK resumed its armed campaign late in July after a two-year ceasefire with the Turkish state. Since then, 150 members of security forces have been martryed in clashes, while over 2,000 PKK terrorists have been killed in northern Iraq and Turkey.

The anti-terror operations on November 11, in three neighborhoods of the Silvan district of the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, were conducted only against the PKK militants who intend to disrupt public order and disturb everyday life, according to a statement released by the governorate.

Within the framework of the latest developments, operations were launched against PKK members who blocked the roads using barricades and ditches in the streets, the governorate said.

Security forces launched the operation to protect public life by removing the ditches and barricades on the streets and deactivating planted mines and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), the statement read.

During the operations, a curfew was imposed in three neighborhoods, and the necessary measures were taken meticulously.

“On November 11, 2015, two security officials were wounded and one security official was martyred in gunfire by PKK members. 5 PKK members were apprehended," the statement said

The local office said, “Shrapnel shells belonging to the IED's fired at our security officials by PKK members wounded three of our citizens, two of whom were minors. The wounded citizens are being treated."

“Intensive efforts have been expended in order to ensure public order and maintain the security environment during the operations," said the statement.

The governorate rejected the reports regarding the operations saying, “However, groundless news reports have been published by some media outlets aimed at misleading the public. False news reports were published, saying that 'Civilians were targeted during the operations and a five year-old child was shot by a grenade launcher,' 'Civilians were slaughtered with attacks in Mongolian logic,' 'Areas populated by civilians were attacked,' 'Air bombardments were made by helicopters and the people were forced to kneel down in this way', 'a destruction concept was being implemented in Silvan.' It is of paramount importance that the public not give credit to such ungrounded, false and manipulative news, and that media outlets not share such news with the public without validating the news. “

It also confirmed that no aerial intervention were made except for reconnaissance and surveillance activities. “No aerial shots have been fired or no aerial bombing was performed."

“The District Governorate of Silvan distributes bread and food aid to the citizens residing in the neighborhoods under curfew so that they are not aggrieved by the situation and their basics needs are met. Besides, accommodation aid is granted to those citizens in need," it said.

Moreover, the governorate vowed to continue its activities to ensure peace and public security as well as combating terrorists determinedly.

Police raided on as many as 17 flats which they believe were ISIL operation centers in the Huzurevler neighborhood in city's Kayapınar district. The anti-terror raids were simultaneously conducted on Oct. 26, acting on an intelligence report detailing suspicious activity.

ISIL terrorists detonated booby traps, previously planted around their properties, when police descended on flats, believed to house ISIL members. They used heavy guns to clash with the police after detonating the bombs, they had also lined along the walls of the hideout in advance.

Seven of them were killed during the clashes, which lasted nearly eight hours and left two police officers dead. Some sketches, of the provincial and the district offices of three Turkish political parties were found during a rigorous search of the flats after the clashes.

The slain terrorists might have been planning a terror plot.

The fierce clashes have reportedly ended at around 10:30 pm. when the last terrorist was killed outside one of the flats just after he opened volley fire with two heavy guns he was carrying.

Police discovered an unspecified amount of ammunition, heavy weaponry and explosives of a kind used in suicide bombings during a thorough search, which lasted for four hours.

A makeshift bomb factory and an operational centre were discovered during the police raids. Police also found out that the terrorist organisation used its female members as home guards so as not to draw attention.

Police have expanded counter-terrorism operations across the province.

Diyarbakır 5th Criminal Judgeship of Peace on Duty, ordered for arrest of the eight suspects after investigations, the provincial public prosecutor's office said in a statement.

The suspects were arrested on October 26, when anti-terror squads launched a raid on a house allegedly being used as a base of ISIL militants in the Kayapınar district of the province.

Two police officers and seven militants were killed in the clashes,which erupted after the militants opened fire on the police and detonated an explosive during the operation.

Three out of seven bodies of the terrorists were handed over to their families while DNA tests to identify the remaining are underway, the statement said.

All the suspects were charged with attempted eradication of constitutional order, said the prosecutor's office.

Last month, the Turkish capital was shaken by a double suicide attack orchestrated by ISIL terrorists which claimed over 100 lives and injured more than 200 people.

Turkey's government intensified its anti-terror fight in recent months as the security forces killed hundreds of terrorists and detained thousands across the country.

After intelligence reports about a secret meeting in a flat in the district to be held by ISIL militants, Diyarbakır counter-terror police launched the operation and captured 12 suspected members of the militant group.

Chases erupted after the militants opened fire on the police during the operation. Seven militants were killed by the security forces, while two police officers were also slain.

Video: House used as ISIL base destroyed in clashes with police

Video footage and images show the house has is now totally uninhabitable due to the damaged walls, burned wood, and bullet holes.

The raid was launched at 4 am in the Kayapınar district of the southeastern province of Diyarbakır. It was motivated by intelligence which warned of a flat in the central district serving as a base for ISIL-linked terrorists.

The injured officers were taken to a nearby private hospital by an ambulance immediately after the incident, where they died from injuries suffered in the operation.

An unspecified number of police forces were involved in the operation, which was conducted amid massive security measures. Special forces operations supported the operation, which is reportedly still in progress.

Police sources said seven people believed to be ISIL terrorists were found dead after the raid.

Explosions and gunfire were heard during the clashes, according to local residents.

The blast reportedly happened in the Tekel neighborhood of Silvan while children were playing in a field where a ditch was dug by outlawed PKK terrorists and barricades were built on streets to shut entry.

The innocent children, aged between 5 and 10, took the pre-planted toy-like explosive and started to play with it.

Some media outlets reported that the children were playing in the garden of a boarding school when the bomb detonated and killed one of them leaving three others injured.

The injured children were taken to Silvan Public Hospital.

An investigation has been launched into the cause of the blast.

Operations resumed early Saturday in the town, where the 3rd curfew still remains in place. Authorities say the move is necessary to enforce security and save lives, while tracking down terrorists from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK.

Special operation forces and commandos were involved in the clashes in Silvan, where they have been deployed since Thursday night. Officials said Turkish forces have besieged PKK terrorists in four restive neighborhoods of Feridun, Mescit, Konak and Tekel.

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armored vehicles as well as helicopters, which took off from an air base near Diyarbakır, have supported the operation.

Meanwhile, Mardin province's town, Nusaybin, which has been scene of fierce clashes, remain tense while a curfew, recently imposed, entered its second day. The governor's office said the curfew in the town will remain in effect until a second notification.

Reports said some bullets hit a police car when PKK members opened fire with long-barrel guns on police forces who were travelling to close trenches, dug by the PKK members. No casulty reported after the attack.

Police responded with heavy fire to PKK terrorists during the conflict. An officer, identified with his initials, M. Y. was injured during the clashes.

Loud explosions and an exchange of fire were reportedly heard at 9 pm in some central areas of Nusaybin. Gun shots were also heard during the day, said locals.

An initial report said the soldiers were shot to death outside their houses in the province's Silvan town. They came under fire when they were about to travel to their post in the same military vehicle, said the report.

It is still unclear how many PKK terrorists have been involved in Thursday's attack. The slain soldiers have been identified as specialist sergeants Tolga Topçuoğlu, 26 , and Sinan Uçan, 31.

Their bodies were taken to the morgue at the state hospital in Silvan. They are expected to be sent to the military hospital in Diyarbakır later on in the day.

Several armored police vehicles were sent to the scene after the terrorist attack. Police launched a security operation to seize the PKK terrorists, who are still on the run.

The attack took place in the evening in Diyarbakir's Bismil district, when PKK terrorists targeted but missed an armored police vehicle, hitting an apartment building that left residents injured, the statement said.

The injured were taken to hospitals in Diyarbakir.

Meanwhile, a PKK militant was killed and another fled in an operation by security forces following an armed PKK attack on police in Hakkari province, the governor's office said.

According to Turkish government figures, the PKK has killed around 30 civilians since July, while more than 120 members of the security forces have been martyred.

The renewed violence came in the wake of the July 20 Suruc massacre following a fragile cease-fire from early 2013 as the “solution process" sought an end the 30-year Kurdish conflict.

Sgt. Mehmet Ali Sarak, 25, was martyred as he headed to the gendarmerie's command center in Diyarbakir province's Silvan district.

The gendarmerie is a military force that is responsible for policing in Turkey's rural areas. The security forces have launched a hunt for those responsible.

The attack is the latest since the PKK, which is designated a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and EU, renewed its armed campaign in late July. More than 120 members of the security forces have been martyred since then and the armed forces claim to have killed around 1,200 terrorists.

Fighting between the PKK and the Turkish state had seen a fragile lull for two-and-a-half years as the “solution process" sought an end the 30-year conflict but reignited following the July 20 Suruc suicide bomb attack.

Members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, aimed to hit an armored police car, which was travelling on a road in the province's Bağcılar district.

The police car was on its way back to the police station after dispersing a group of PKK members, who gathered for an illegal demonstration on Gürsel Street in the province.

The attack took place at around 10 p.m. just 50 meters from the Bağlar police station. A big disaster was prevented, as there were few people in the tea house at the time of the attack.

Paramedics responded immediately to the scene after the incident. Two of the injured received first aid care on the spot, while the remaining one was hospitalized. The injured have been identified as the staff working for the tea house.

After the attack, several police cars haven been sent to the scene while security measures have been stepped up in and around the tea house. Police officers have inspected the site of the attack.

More than 100 police and soldiers have been killed, along with hundreds of militants, in renewed conflict since a ceasefire collapsed in July, shattering a peace process launched in 2012.

The sources said Turkish security forces at a nearby base in Sirnak province subsequently shelled a mountainous area to which the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, terrorists had fled after the attack.

Two terrorists were killed in the operation, which was supported by Cobra attack helicopters. Sikorsky helicopters landed commandos in the area where the PKK militants were and there were intermittent clashes.

PKK terrorists also launched an attack on Sunday with rocket-propelled grenades and rifles in the Silvan district of Diyarbakir province, killing one police officer and wounding another, security sources said.

In the center of one of the largest cities in the southeast

In the center of Diyarbakir, one of the largest cities in southeast, a curfew was declared early on Sunday in the historic Sur district, the provincial governor's office said in a statement.

Witnesses said gunfire could be heard in the Sur area but there were no immediate reports of any casualties. It was not clear when the curfew would end.

A week-long curfew in the town of Cizre, near the borders with Syria and Iraq, was lifted on Friday. The government said one civilian and 32 militants died during clashes in the town.

The PKK began its separatist insurgency in 1984 and more than 40,000 people have been killed in the conflict. It is designated a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the European Union and the United States.

President Tayyip Erdoğan has promised the fight will go on until "not one terrorist is left". The conflict has flared up as Turkey prepares for a snap parliamentary election on Nov. 1 after a June vote was inconclusive.

The assailants attacked a restaurant where the three police stopped to have soup at a restaurant in central Yenisehir neighborhood, the sources added.

The wounded were taken to the Dicle University Medical Faculty Hospital and the Gazi Yasargil Education and Research Hospital.

An operation to nab the terrorists involved in the incident is currently underway in the area.

Turkey has seen a surge in terrorist attacks since the PKK resumed its armed campaign at the end of July. Since July 7, more than 100 Turkish security personnel have been martyred in attacks focused on Turkey's southeastern provinces.

According to the sources, PKK terrorists attacked an armored police vehicle with a rocket in Diyarbakir province's Sur district.

The wounded policemen were taken to hospitals around the district.

Governorship of Diyarbakir declared a curfew in the district after the attack.

The attack in Diyarbakir is the latest since the PKK, which is designated a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and EU, renewed an armed campaign against the Turkish state in the aftermath of the July 20 suicide bombing in Sanliurfa province's Suruc district.

More than 75 members of the security forces have been martyred in the violence so far while land-and-air operations in Turkey and northern Iraq have killed more than 960 terrorists.

The fighting between PKK terrorists and security forces had seen a fragile lull for a two-and-a-half year period from early 2013 in what is publicly known as the "solution process" in an attempt to end the decades-long conflict.

Meanwhile, it is hard for the men in eastern Turkey to grow a beard, because they have been accused of being supporters or a member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL.

Ahmet Önal, who is a citizen living in southern Turkey, expressed that they cannot go to the mosque mornings and evenings. He stated that “Devoutly religious citizens are threatened by PKK. People who are bearded and praying are stigmatized as supporters of ISIL. We learned that especially in Silvan, the PKK interfere and don't allow the community to go to the mosque.”

“I cannot go to pray sometimes due to anxiety and fear,” said Ahmet Talay from the community.

The president of the Şırnak branch of Diyanet-Sen, the union of religious officials, Nurettin Tatar stated that, “People in this region are faithful; however, there is a dramatic decrease in the amount of the community. People talk about the rumor of bombs occurring in mosques. It is enraging the people. ” Tatar emphasized that PKK militants especially target pious people and even imams can't recite the Azan in some mosques.

Also on August 7, PKK terrorists attacked a mosque in the Kornwestheim town of Germany's Baden­-Württemberg State and its social complex. The mosque belongs to the European branch of the Turkish-Islamic Union. The militants broke the windows of the social complex building belonging to the mosque and left graffiti on the walls, which read "PKK and YDG-H." Speaking after the incident, the president of the European branch of the Turkish-Islamic Union, Ihsan Oner, said that such activities are conditioned by the positive attitude of German politicians and the public towards the PKK.

The PKK is an armed militant group that has been carrying out terror attacks mostly in southeastern Turkey, since the early 1980s.The group is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, NATO, the U.S., and EU.

The Turkish army reportedly launched a wide range air supported operation in the region, following the clashes.

Meanwhile, Turkish security forces launched a large-scale operation against PKK's terror activities as the governorate declared a lasting curfew in some districts of the southeastern province of Diyarbakır.

Clashes between the PKK terrorists and Turkish forces have broken out almost daily over the last month, which started after the ISIL-linked suicide bombing in Şuruç, Şanlıurfa province, which killed 32 people on July 20.

The PKK, which is considered a terrorist group by Turkey and much of the international community, including the United States and the European Union, has been involved in a separatist struggle with Turkey since the early 1980s.

Turkey blames the group for the deaths of thousands of people.

Due to the rising threat from the PKK militants, who blocked roads, dug ditches and placed mines in several areas in the Silvan county of Diyarbakır, the governorate declared a curfew in Silvan starting from 1 a.m. early Tuesday morning until further notice, to save its citizens from terror threats.

After the curfew prohibiting citizens to be on the streets started, the Turkish army and police conducted mine sweep operations, lifted the barricades from the roads and closed the ditches, in Silvan's districts of Tekel, Mescit and Selahattin, without any casualties, for the safety of civilians.

Police sources said some armed elements believed to be members of the PKK terrorist group opened fire on one police with long barreled guns, and then police retaliated by firing at the gunmen.

Two terrorists were killed, and another who was seriously injured was taken to the Dicle University Medical Faculty Hospital in clashes with security officials during operations.

The operation also aimed to resume the operation of the Public Health Center forcibly closed by the militant group.

The governor of Diyarbakır has declared special security zones in Silvan, Lice, Kulp and Dicle districts for the rising PKK terror threat.

Another one day curfew was declared in the town of Varto in the southeastern province of Muş on Aug. 16 and abolished after a police operation against the leftist terrorist organizations, including the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front, or DHKP-C.

Conflicts between Turkish security forces and the PKK terrorist began on July 7, when the terrorist group killed two police officers in their apartment in Şanlıurfa after terminating a three-year-long ceasefire deal.

The month-long airstrikes and anti-terror raids inside Turkey and in Iraq killed nearly 450 PKK terrorists while the terror attacks claimed over 40 security officials.

The General Staff of the Republic of Turkey confirmed the incident, releasing a written statement.

According to the statement: “The PKK terrorists attacked the Sur Özerkli police station in Diyarbakır with rockets and long barrel weapons; our soldiers responded to the terrorist attack by returning fire, and clashes broke out between the terrorists and soldiers."

The statement said that, one soldier was killed while four others were wounded.

According to the data, at least 11 civilians, including an Iranian national were also killed in such attacks, while 101 people, including three Iranians were injured during the same period between July 7 and August 7.

The data does not include casualties from the recent suspected ISIL bombing in eastern Suruc town that left at least 32 civilians dead.

During this period, more than 100 vehicles were also allegedly set ablaze by PKK.

Meanwhile, Turkish Armed Forces have continued to target PKK's position in and outside the country. In operations conducted until August 1, more than 260 suspected PKK militants, including alleged senior members were killed and over 400 other suspects were detained.

Also, Turkish police have launched nationwide operations against other outlawed organizations, including PKK, ISIL and the far-left Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) as well as the Patriotic Revolutionist Youth Movement (YDG-H) linked to the PKK.

Since July 24, around 1,600 suspects were detained and of those, 314 were put behind bars.

Turkish prisons have a total of 6,121 convicts and inmates accused of being members of terrorist organizations. There are 3,788 convicts and 783 prisoners from the PKK, whereas 195 convicts and 58 prisoners from the KCK. Of those, the prisons have 213 convicts and 58 prisoners from the DHKP-C.

Last 24 hours

On Thursday night, some suspected PKK members were killed when an explosive they were trying to plant on the eastern Hakkari-Cukurca Highway exploded prematurely.

In southeastern province of Mardin, suspected PKK supporters attacked police; however, there was no casualty in the incident.

A suspected PKK member surrendered to security forces in southeastern Sirnak province; a group of PKK members also harassed the district governorate, security department and gendarme building in Sirnak's Uludere district.

In Cizre district of Sirnak, police officers came under rocket-propelled grenade attack from suspected PKK members; two policemen were injured.

In another incident, three people were killed, including two policemen and five people were wounded in an attack in Sirnak's Silopi district.

In eastern Agri province, five trucks were set ablaze in Dogubeyazit district where clashes broke out between security forces and suspected PKK members. Agri governorate said that one soldier was killed in the clash and one Iranian citizen was also killed. Three Iranian nationals were also injured.

Also, police officers detained seven people in an operation against the YDG-H group in southeastern Batman province; three others were also held in the capital Ankara.

Suspected PKK members also planted a mine in eastern province of Mus, which exploded when the Tatvan-Elazig train was passing by. Three wagons were damaged in the attack.

Seven people were also detained in southeastern Diyarbakir province when pro-PKK and KCK supporters blocked traffic and held a demonstration.

PKK has recently intensified attacks in Turkey, which according to Turkish security forces was an attempt to thwart people's right to travel and sabotage investments in eastern and southeastern Anatolian regions.

The attacks escalated after the PKK-affiliated the Kurdish Communities Union (KCK) reportedly issued a statement to target vehicles used for dams and dam construction last month.

The PKK was targeting Turkey's investments, economic incentives and reforms in health, education, tourism, agriculture and livestock sectors that were launched during the government's "solution process", Turkish security sources say.

The Turkish government launched the "solution process" with the PKK -- which is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- in 2013 to end the conflict which has claimed 40,000 lives.