The Turkish General Staff said Saturday's deaths in Cizre, on the Syrian border, were among 320 terrorists killed in the town since anti-terror operations were launched across southeast Turkey on Dec. 15.

On Tuesday, the military said 578 PKK terrorists had been killed since the start of operations in five districts in the provinces of Diyarbakir, Şırnak and Mardin.

In Kilis, the southeastern province that borders Syrian territory controlled by Daesh, the military said seven foreigners, including two children, were detained while trying to enter Turkey illegally. They are believed to be supporters of Daesh, the statement added.

The PKK - considered a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S., and EU - resumed its 30-year armed campaign against the Turkish state in late July last year. Since then, more than 200 members of the security forces have been martyred and thousands of PKK terrorists killed in operations across Turkey and northern Iraq.

The wounded security forces were taken to Cizre State 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.

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.

The military said in a released statement that 10 PKK terrorists were killed in the Sur district of Diyarbakır province while four were killed in Silopi and two in Cizre districts of the southeastern border province of Şırnak.

With the recent killings, the total number of terrorists killed in Cizre reached 265, in Silopi 130 and in Sur 88.

The latest figures increased the total figure of PKK terrorists killed in the three districts to 483, the statement read.

Moreover, security forces confiscated nine Kalashnikov rifles, 900 magazines, a large quantity of fireworks, two rocket launchers, 16 weapons and ammunition, 21 units of shipped cartridge, 5 hand grenades, two kg of explosives, two pairs of night-vision binoculars, a pair of hand-held binoculars, seven hand-held radios, seven gas masks, a mine detector and 15 tubes to be used for handmade explosives during operations in Silopi.

On the other hand, a large number of weapons and ammunition, including 202 hunter rifles, one Kalashikov rifle, two handmade bombs and an anti-tank rocket launcher ammunition where seized in Cizre district.

The statement said, security forces have lifted a total of 13 barricades from Sur and Cizre districts while two members of the terrorist group were detained by military officials as they tried to cross illegally from Syria into Turkey near Artuklu district of Mardin province.

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.

Video footage has been taken showing the moments after 10 PKK terrorists were killed during operation conducted by soldiers.

In the video, special operations police are heard congratulating the soldier who killed the terrorists.

The policemen were also heard giving information to the soldier on the coordinates of PKK members.

Video: Soldiers kill 10 PKK terrorists in southeastern Turkey

According to the Turkish military, more than 300 terrorists have been killed since December 14, 2015, when anti-terrorism operations intensified.

A curfew was imposed in many districts of provinces in the southeast, including Cizre, Silopi, Sur, and Nusaybin, since operations began.

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 PKK.

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 have been martyred and over 3,100 PKK terrorists were killed in 2015 alone.

Galeri: Photos of PKK violence in Sur town

The military added that the terrorists were captured while trying to escape. Turkish military forces launched operations against the PKK in eastern Turkey. A total of 315 terrorists were killed since then, while 95 were killed in Silopi.

Thousands of people have left their homes so far, as the PKK has been threatening the security of civilians and terrorizing the region.

Galeri: Photos of PKK violence in Sur town

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

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 the conflict.

Soldiers kill 10 PKK terrorists in southeastern Turkey

The Turkish military said that two terrorists were killed in Diyarbakır's Sur district, four in Şırnak's Cizre district and three in Silopi.

A total of 62 PKK terrorists were killed in Sur, 207 in Cizre and 36 in Silopi since 14 December 2015.

The operation against PKK terrorists has been ongoing since 15 December.

According to the Turkish military, more than 300 terrorists have been killed since December 14, 2015, when the anti-terrorism operations intensified.

A curfew was imposed in many districts of provinces in the southeast, including Cizre, Silopi, Sur, and Nusaybin since the operations began. Most of the 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 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 3,000 PKK terrorists killed.

The military said that, a total of 195 terrorists were killed in Şırnak while 30 have been killed in Silopi since the operations began.

The military also added that a cache of weapons and ammunition was seized during the operations.

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.

Cizre, along with some other districts in the southeastern region of Turkey, has been placed under curfew since last month to sweep roadside mines, close ditches and remove barricades placed by the terrorists.

Operations were conducted by a joint force consisted of 10,000 security personnel from the Turkish military and police.

According to officials, more than 240 terrorists have been killed in last month's operation as the total number of PKK militants killed last year passed 3,000.

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 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.

Senior Sergeant Ahmet Yaşar was returning home from the bazaar when terrorists attacked him.

Yaşar, who was shot in the chest, was taken to hospital, where is in serious condition.

Turkey launched a wide range “sweeping operation" to purge the area of terrorists, following the recent terror activities of the outlawed PKK militants, who dug ditches, planted roadside mines, vandalized public buildings, including hospitals, schools and libraries, and kidnapped children.

Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has announced that they killed a total of 211 militants of the outlawed PKK during month-long counter-terror operations in three districts of the southeast.

Since the beginning of this month, Turkish security forces have been conducting a “sweeping operation" to clear several cities, including Cizer, Silopi and Sur, of PKK militants who violate public security, close roads by barricades and ditches and plant roadside mines.

In a released statement, TSK said that 154 terrorists have been killed in Cizre and 16 in Silopi districts of Şırnak province, while 41 PKK militants have been killed in Diyarbakır's Sur district by joint force of Turkish military and police.

The statement said that in latest offensive TSK killed six PKK members in Cizre on Monday only, while five in Silopi and two in Sur on the same day.

In the past 24 hours, operation security forces destroyed 19 improvised explosives and removed 7 barricades, it said.

The PKK -- considered a terrorist organization also by 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.

PKK kills baby, grandfather in southeast Turkey

"The decision was given by taking into consideration of the situation of the residents and the soldiers in southeastern Turkey, " said Brigadier General Ertugrulgazi Özkürkçü, the secretary of the Press and Public Relations Department.

“Starting from December 15, the soldiers who participated in the ongoing operations in the Cizre, Silopi and Sur towns, have been working with a great cooperation," Özkürkçü said.

"We cancelled our New Year program in order to show our respect to the residents of the region who have been facing difficulties due to the terrorist attacks and the soldiers who were martyred and injured during the operation," the source added.

Özkürkçü also recalled that the Turkish military cancelled its program due to the Van earthquake in 2012.

Turkey has carrying out operations in southeastern Turkey against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), placing areas under curfews and often engaging the PKK in armed clashes.

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

The PKK is a terrorist organization that has been carrying out terror attacks, mostly in southeastern Turkey, since the early 1980s.

According to security sources, members of the terrorist group detonated pre-planted explosives as the vehicle passed through a road in the city during a counterterror operation.

Security forces, including military and police units, have been conducting a “sweeping operation” in the region to purge the area of PKK terrorist, who disrupted public order attacking schools, hospitals, mosques and public buildings.

At least 148 terrorist have been killed during the operation which is now in its fourth week. The local government had declared a curfew in some neighborhoods of the district earlier this month to close the ditches dug by the terrorists and clear the barricades on the roads.

As many as 155 roadblocks were removed, 124 handmade explosives detonated and 567 houses were searched during the operation.

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.

As many as 155 roadblocks were removed, 124 handmade explosives detonated and 567 houses were searched during the operation in which over 100 terrorists were killed.

Eighty-eight of the total 124 handmade explosives were in Silopi, while the remaining 36 were in Cizre.

In the Başak, Nuh, Cudi and Yenişehir neighborhoods of Silopi, 10 rocket heads, nine shotguns, three Kalashnikov rifles, 941 cartridges, 24 magazines, medical equipment and organizational documents were seized.

Also, 3.5 tons of ammonium nitrate was found during the search.

PKK kills baby, grandfather in southeast Turkey

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

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 the 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 the early 1980s. The group is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, NATO, the U.S. and EU.

The incident took place in the province's Cizre town. The baby named Miray Ince reportedly got shot when her aunt Rukiye Ince was holding her at their balcony.

When the family called an ambulance for help, it could not arrive at their house due to the barricades and ditches dug by the terrorists in the neighborhood.

Moreover, when the family tried to reach an ambulance, terrorists opened fire on Ince and the baby's grandfather, Ramazan Ince.

Eventually, the family was taken to a hospital by ambulance, but the grandfather and the baby could not survive by then.

A counter-terrorism operation has been continuing in the southeastern provinces of Diyarbakir, Sirnak and Mardin, with curfews declared to fight the terrorists nested in citizens' homes.

A curfew was imposed on Cizre and Silopi last Monday. Many citizens left the district before the curfew, which became the scene of clashes between security forces and PKK terrorists.

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

The Turkish General Staff said that 105 Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) members have been neutralized in Turkey's Şırnak province since December 15.

The number of terrorists killed in Cizre is now officially 89, while nine others were killed in Silopi.

In Silopi, 596 houses were searched, while 53 houses were searched in Cizre.

Thirteen policemen and 23 security forces were wounded during the operations.

Also, seven PKK terrorists were killed in Sur town of Diyarbakır province.

PKK continues to target schools and hospitals

Meanwhile, the PKK, which has been targeting civilians, burned a school and two health care centers in Silopi.

The terrorist organization instructed militants to demolish all houses, schools and hospital buildings in Cizre and Silopi towns of Şırnak province.

“The organization has 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.

Thousands of people in eastern Turkey have left their homes in the violence.

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

Anti-terror raids have been held in Şırnak province's towns, including Cizre and Silopi.

High-ranking military officials, including three lieutenant generals, eight brigadier generals and 26 colonels, coordinated the joint operation.

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

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 soldier was wounded during the clash with PKK in the Cizre district of the southeastern province of Sirnak at 9.30 a.m., the statement said. He died later in the day at the hospital.

On its website, the General Staff also released details of Saturday's security operations in the southeast.

According to a statement, 18 PKK terrorists were killed on Saturday during the operations conducted by security forces in the provinces of Sirnak and Diyarbakir.

In a separate incident, one PKK terrorist surrendered to security forces in the province of Sanliurfa.

Twenty barricades on roads in the Silopi district of Sirnak were lifted and six hand-made explosives [planted on the roads] were destroyed, the statement added.

The PKK - considered a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S., and the EU - resumed its 30-year armed campaign against the Turkish state in late July.

Since then, official figures indicate more than 200 members of the security forces have been martyred and over 1,700 PKK terrorists killed in operations across Turkey and northern Iraq, including airstrikes.

A military helicopter carried the Army's chief and his delegation to 23 Gendarmerie Border Division Command. The senior officials attending Akar's visit included Land Forces Commander Gen. Salih Zeki Colak, Navy Forces Commander Admiral Bulent Bostanoğlu, Air Forces Commander Gen. Abidin Unal, Gendarmerie General Commander Gen. Galip Mendi and 2nd Army Commander Gen. Adem Border.

Upon their arrival in the city, Akar and his delegation were welcomed by Şırnak governor Ali İhsan Su and some local administrators. Akar and the commanders attended a funeral service held at the Command for Serkan Has, a specialist sergeant slain during operations in Şırnak.

After the funeral, Akar was briefed about the anti-terror raids still underway in the restive towns of Cizre and Silopi. He has then personally inspected troops taking place in the operation, in a move to boost the morale of the armed forces.

Karayılan's instruction was discovered through the leakage of walky-talkies conversations among PKK members.

The terrorist group is instructed to target the municipal buildings and cultural center buildings, according to the conversations revealed.

The conversations also revealed that PKK militants targeted hospitals with the aim at hindering the medical treatment process, used mosques as ammunition depots and opened fire on ambulances. The terrorists also attacked the hospital with rocket launchers and long-barreled weapons.

"We understand that the people of the region are supporting the state, instead of supporting us. Don't pity them anymore,” an anonymous terrorist said.

"Do not consider the patients in the hospital. Blow up the building immediately," another terrorist said in a separate dialogue.

"Open fire on an ambulance. This will create chaos," another terrorist said in a separate conversation revealed.

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 flee their home

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

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 are able to attend school in some eastern towns of Turkey.

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

Sixty-nine terrorists were killed in Cizre, while six others were killed in Silopi on the fourth day, bringing the number of terrorist fatalities to 75.

A huge crack team of 10,000 soldiers and security personnel has been involved in the sweeping operation. Five thousand reinforcements will soon be deployed in the volatile region.

Anti-terror raids have been held in Şırnak province's five restive towns including Cizre, Silopi and Sur. High-ranking military officials, including three lietutenant generals, eight brigadier generals and 26 colonels, coordinated the joint operation.

There are reports which said fierce clashes are still underway especially in the towns of Cizre, Silopi and Sur, the three hotspots where violence has escalated the most. The military has caught seven PKK terrorists alive in Cizre during anti-terror raids, backed by military tanks and armoured vehicles.

The operation left 22 security personnel injured, including eight police officers. One soldier was killed and three local residents suffered injuries during the raids. The military sources said a total of 11 PKK terrorists were neutralized on the first night of the sweeping operation.

In his recent trip to the central Anatolian city of Konya, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vowed that the operations would continue until the affected towns are free of terrorists. “The current operations will continue until all restive urban areas are cleared of terrorists. There is no stopping. The struggle will carry on with the same determination," he noted.

Hundreds of local residents have been displaced; many have found temporary shelter in nearby areas. Residents have suffered from repeated curfews and clashes between PKK and security units since October.

Schools have remained closed in the area for security reasons, but hospitals have not suspended operations.

Terrorist activities have escalated in some southeastern provinces including Diyarbakır, Şırnak and Hakkari, where PKK militants have been digging ditches, planting road side mines, attacking security officials as well as civilians, destroying historical and public buildings, and kidnapping students. Turkish security forces launched a wide-ranging sweep on Wednesday.

The operations, conducted jointly by 10,000 military and police officers and backed by tanks and armored vehicles, started after a curfew declaration in the area.

Curfew protests turn violent in Diyarbakır

Security sources said that the joint anti-terror units killed at least 60 terrorists in Cizre and Silopi districts of the southeastern province of Şırnak.

About 30 terrorists were killed during a raid on the 23 Nisan Medium School in the Başak neighborhood of Silopi district, which terrorists had been using as a base of operation.

Turkish President vowed to continue the operations until the area will be free of terrorists.

“The current operations will continue until all restive urban areas are cleared of terrorists. There is no stopping. The struggle will carry on with the same determination," Erdoğan said on Thursday in a mass rally in Konya.

According to media reports, security forces trapped about 400 terrorists in Başak, Barbaros, Nuh and Cudi neighborhoods in Silopi district.

Erdoğan: Operations will continue until the area is free of terrorists

Hundreds of local citizens have been displaced from their homes, others took temporary shelter with their relatives in nearby areas.

People in the area have been suffering under repeated curfews and clashes between terrorists and security units since October this year.

Though hospitals continue operating, schools remain closed in the area.

The sweeping operations are also underway in Nusaybin and Dargeçit districts of Mardin province and Sur district of Diyarbakır.

Eleven PKK militants were killed in separate operations in Cizre and Silopi towns, where a curfew enters its second day.

The operations, which deployed 10,000 security forces, were named after martyred soldiers Muhammet Onur and Burak Demir in Cizre and Silopi, respectively.

Thousands of people have left their homes so far as the PKK has been threatening the security of civilians and terrorizing the region.

People in Eastern Turkey urge state to rescue region from terrorism

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

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.

According to initial reports, long-barreled guns were used in the attack.

The injured police officers were taken to hospital as security forces launched a wide-range operation in the area.

Another police officer, Mustafa Katırlı, who had been hospitalized after wounding during a clashes with the PKK militants in Sur district of Diyarbakır province on early Saturday, died later in the day.

Katırlı was conducting a minesweeping operation in the district when terrorists opened fire on the police team.

The provincial government on November 1 announced a curfew in some areas of the district to cover up the ditches dug and roadside mines planted by PKK members.

The operation entered its fifth day, as terrorists attacked the security forces and police this morning.

Rocket shells hit the dialysis services, damaging rooms and windows. There were no casualties.

According to security officials, the terrorists fired the rocket targeting a police vehicle passing near the hospital. They also attacked police with long barreled rifles. The terrorists fled when police returned fire.

The emergency unit of the hospital was temporarily closed after the attack.

PKK militants have killed more than 130 soldiers and police officers since the breakdown of a two-year-long ceasefire in July.

Hospitals, clinics and medical staff are among the primary targets of the terror group, in an attempt to cut off medical aid to security forces.

The militants detonated a bomb-laden vehicle on October 21 in front a public hospital, damaging the greater part of the building, in Hakkari province.

Another hospital in the southern city of Şanlıurfa was also targeted by the group on August 19.

Turkish government launched a reconciliation process in 2013 to end the 31-year-long conflict in the southeastern region of the country. When as the PKK resumed its attacks this summer, Turkish authorities vowed to fight the terrorist group to the finish.

The Turkish soldier was killed by a mine placed by PKK terrorists in Turkey's southeastern province of Şırnak.

The martyred soldier stepped on a mine in the Uludere village of the district, near the border with Iraq, the Şırnak governorate said.

Military helicopters and additional number of soldiers have been deployed to the scene, as security forces launched a wide-range operation in the area.

In separate incidents, four PKK terrorists were killed in Turkey's eastern province of Diyarbakır on Friday, according to a Turkish army statement issued Saturday.

Troops destroyed 18 handmade bunkers and an ammunition cache, the statement added.

Turkey recently intensified its anti-PKK offensive in southeastern part of the country after the group announced its weeks-long unilateral ceasefire.

Turkish forces have been fighting the PKK for three decades. Both parties had agreed to a ceasefire in 2013, but after a breakdown of the ceasefire in mid-July, Turkish military conducted a series of operations and have killed more than 2,000 terrorists so far.

This brings the total number of members of the outlawed PKK and KCK who surrendered between March 21, 2013 and November 5, 2015 in Şırnak to 1,099, the statement said.

Five more militants, three from Hakkârı and another two from Ağrı, have also surrendered within the past three days, according to local governorates.

Meanwhile, 31 PKK militants have been killed on Wednesday by the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) during an operation in Yüksekova district of Hakkârı province, the TSK said.

On Thursday, the PKK scrapped a weeks-long unilateral ceasefire, which never went into effect.

Days before the Turkish November1 snap election, the group declared a one-sided ceasefire, though neither the PKK nor government halted their operations even in the runup to the election.

The Turkish government launched a reconciliation process in late 2012 to end the 31-year-long conflict with PKK, in which 40,000 people have been killed, mostly in southeastern Turkey. After more than two years of truce, the PKK broke the ceasefire and resumed its terrorist activities this summer.

Security forces also launched wide range anti-PKK operations inside Turkey and northern Iraq, and demolished most of the storage depots, barracks, caves, and shelters used by the militants.

Many mountainous areas used as PKK strongholds have been purged in military operations backed by airstrikes since July 22 this year.

During this period, more than 2,000 militants were reportedly killed and hundreds more surrendered to Turkish authorities, while hundreds of security officers were martyred in the operations.

“The number of terrorists who have come out of hiding and surrendered to security authorities while acting in the separatist organisation from 21 March 2013 to 28 October 2015 in central Şırnak and its districts, has increased to 987,” said the governor's office in Şırnak, a province standing on the border with Iraq.

According to the governor, anti-terror prosecution has proceeded judicial authority against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) members, who surrendered after deserting from the outlawed organisation.

When a terrorist surrenders of his own free will, he has a chance to benefit form a law exempting him from punishment if he was not involved in any attacks in Turkey.

The PKK is listed by the US, Turkey and the EU as a terrorist group. Its bloody campaign to declare Kurdish self-rule in the southeast has claimed the lives of around 40,000 people since 1984.

The PKK violence in Turkey has resumed in the wake of suicide boming in the town of Suruç on July 20, which left 32 dead and 104 others injured. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), an arch-foe of the PKK's offshoot in Syria, has claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing, which has consequently led to a sharp escalation in hostilities between ISIL and Turkey.

A ceasefire had been declared at the end of October 2012 but it was broken when the outlawed organization resumed its attacks following the bombing in Suruç. Turkey's retaliatory strikes on PKK bases in northern Iraq and areas near its border with Iraq began on July 23, a day after two police officers were found dead in their home in Şanlıurfa, in the southeast, in an attack later claimed by the PKK.

This brings the total number of terrorists who surrendered between March 21, 2013 and October 26, 2015 in Şırnak to 969, the statement said.

The Turkish government launched a reconciliation process in late 2012 to end the 31-year-long conflict with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), in which 40,000 people have been killed, mostly in southeastern Turkey.

After more than two years of truce, the PKK broke the ceasefire and resumed its terrorist activities this summer.

Security forces also launched wide range anti-PKK operations inside Turkey and northern Iraq, and demolished most of the storage depots, barracks, caves, and shelters used by the militants.

Many mountainous areas used as PKK strongholds have been purged in military operations backed by airstrikes since July 22 this year.

During this period more than 2,000 militants have reportedly been killed and hundreds more have surrendered to Turkish authorities, while hundreds security officers also were martyred in the operations.

All six people were at home when the incident occured in Aşağıdere village, located close to the town in Şırnak province. The injured were taken to Uludere hospital by ambulances that responded immediately to a call from locals.

Three of them died on the way to the hospital despite frantic efforts, being exerted by the paramedics. The three others have reportedly remained at the hospital for treatment.

Military sources said that security operations are still underway in the region to seize PKK members, who were involved in the recent attacks which struck Beytussebab in the last 24 hours.

The operation, coordinated by air forces, military staff and an unmanned aerial vehicle, neutralized a total of 34 terrorists together with their arms, the Chief of Staff said on its official website.

The latest in Turkey's retaliatory campaign comes after the PKK aimed at military police forces in Şırnak's Beytussebab town in two different attacks, carried out at 11 p.m. on Thursday and 5:40 a.m. on Friday.

Earlier in the day, two Turkish soldiers were killed when PKK terrorists launched a mortar attack at a military police command in the town of Beytussebab near Şırnak, the Southeast.

This is the second terrorist attack to strike the southeastern town in 24 hours. The attack has prompted fierce clashes in the central parts of the town.

The Chief of General Staff said that eight soldiers and one village guard were injured while 34 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, were killed during the clashes. The injured, taken to a hospital in Şırnak for treatment, have remained at the hospital.

One of the soldiers slain in the attack was identified as sergeant Ali Çakar Saimbeyli, who was born in Adana, a city in southern Turkey. A wide-scale operation, backed by military helicopters, was launched to seize the PKK terrorists.

In another terrorist attack, which was carried out elsewhere in the Southeast, the PKK opened fire on a military police post on the Bagok Mountain in Nusaybin town near Mardin, a southeastern province.

The attack, which was launched at 22:50 pm late Thursday, prompted military police forces to respond with heavy fire. The clashes on the mountainous area lasted nearly an hour. No casualty was reported after the clashes. In the region, military police forces immediately launched a security operation, backed by military helicopters.

The latest clashes come as millions of Turks mark the Feast of Sacrifice. Over 100 security forces members and hundreds of PKK terrorists have been killed since July.

Both the US and EU list the PKK as a terrorist organization. The PKK began a bloody campaign for a Kurdish-self rule in the Southeast in the early 1980s. Some 40,000 people, including security forces and civilians, have been killed during the campaign.

PKK attacks have increased in recent months, especially after a suicide bombing in Suruç, a town on the Syrian border.

Turkey's retaliatory strikes on PKK bases in northern Iraq began after two police officers were found dead at their home in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa, in an attack which was later claimed by the outlawed organization.

The families have reportedly either fled into safe areas or settled into their relatives' properties in different provinces. Families esteemed by locals are among those who have recently escaped from the town.

“Today, four more families have left the town, taking their belongings. They were helping the town's people who are in need,” said Yusuf Özalp, an official from the Cizre Association of Food Bank.

Özalp also said delivery of humanitarian aid has come to a halt in the town due to growing violence.“We distributed meat of sacrificed animals to 800 families during last year's feast of sacrifice. This year, we are unable to serve even 80 families,” he said. “Three years ago, we were financially capable of helping two thousand needy families.”

Shopkeepers have only managed to keep their doors open for 20 days, since the Eid al-Fitr, a major Islamic holiday that marked the end of the fasting month, Ramadan. Locals, who remained in their homes, are in desperate need of emergency aid. “I have experienced first-hand the rising need for food. Dried food and flour must be sent to the region urgently,” Özalp called.

The last census in 2014 said the population has risen to 132,857 in the town, near Şırnak province. But the percentage decrease in the town's population is unknown. There is no statement about how many families have left the town.

The relentless waves of terror attacks by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, has been regarded by many as a rehearsal for the PKK's armed campaing to declare a Kurdish self-rule in the Southeast. President Recep Tayyp Erdoğan has vowed the military operations will continue until “not one PKK terrorists is left”.

Heavy conflict between security forces and PKK terrorists have become daily occurunce. Earlier in the month, the authorities have declared curfew twice consecutively to sensure security in the town while security members were tracking down PKK members, who dug holes on roads and planted landmines to block the security forces' acess to the remote parts of the town.

Terrorists went to such ruthless calculated lengths of using the local civilians, that they used the bullet holes in their homes' walls to fire at the security forces and even riddled their homes with gunfire if they refused to follow their orders.

The governorate declared the curfew on September 4, to close trenches dug on the road and sweep mines planted in several neighborhoods by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, members and its youth organization, the Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement, or YDG-H, terrorists.

During the operation, a group of PKK members, believed to have been between 400 and 600 in number, attacked the security forces. They used the street-war tactics which were used in Kobane against ISIL assaults. Security sources said at least 60 top level terrorists had trained the youth group, as well as operated the terror attacks.

The group used the local residents as human shields to prevent military action, as they forced people to leave their doors open for terrorists. They also used the streets, houses and courtyards for hit-and-run operations against the joint units of military and police.

PKK militants even opened fire on many civilian houses who refused following their orders.

Terrorists used bullet holes in the walls and the houses' windows to prop up their weapon to fire on security forces with long barreled guns by using snipers' attack method. The houses appeared as though they only contained civilians, but the terrorists were hidden in a waiting position.

Children aged between 14 and 17 were used by the YDG-H terror group to fight against security units.

On Saturday, the governorate lifted the curfew after the operation, which was launched by 2,500 security personnel, over 100 armored vehicles, 8 tanks and 3 drones.

Security sources said police and gendarmerie units are patrolling as threats still continue in the area.

The government declared at least 32 PKK militants were killed and dozens were injured during the clashes with joint security forces.

Meanwhile, one police officer was martyred, while two others and one civilian were wounded late Wednesday in a terror attack by PKK on armored police vehicles in eastern Tunceli province. The incident occurred after a group of PKK terrorists attacked a control point of police with automatic rifles and rocket launchers in the central Cumhuriyet neighborhood.

Since July, more than 90 members of the security forces have been martyred in the violence while land-and-air operations in Turkey and northern Iraq have killed nearly a thousand terrorists.

PKK terrorists opened fire on security officials during their explosive cleaning operations with armored vehicles backed by Unmanned Air Vehicles in Nur and Yafes neighborhoods. Security units retaliated immediately after the attacks, while sporadic gunfire was reportedly heard from different neighborhoods of the city. A huge explosion was also heard nearby as clashes were reportedly continuing in the area.

Turkish security forces intensified its operations against the PKK militants after losing 32 officials in less than 48 hours in several attacks by the terror groups in southeast Tukey.

The terror group killed 16 military officers by detonating a land mine, while army vehicles were crossing a road in the Dağlıca district of southeastern Hakkari province on Sep. 6 while another similar attack killed 14 police officers in another eastern province, Iğdır, on Sep. 8.

Security units launched wide-range operations in the area as Turkish fighter jets pounded PKK targets in northern Iraq's Mount Qandil and surroundings, which they have been using as a headquarters for the terror groups.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vowed on Tuesday to continue the fight against the PKK terrorism, adding that the only solution of this conflict is the disarmament of the militants.

He called on local people to show strong stance against terrorism.

Thousands of people took to roads across Turkey to protest against and curse the PKK, while some angry protesters, who accused the pro-Kurdish political party for supporting PKK and fueling the conflict, attacked DHP offices and some business places.

Demonstrations were organized in more the 45 provinces across Turkey, where people from every age met on the main streets and squares with Turkish flags in their hands, chanting against PKK.

Prime Minister Davutoğlu called for brotherhood and unity and condemned the vandalism and violence carried out during the anti-PKK demonstrations.

He said it is Turkish security forces, not people, who would impose the punishment of terror. “Nobody should put themselves in the place of law," the prime minister said.

Davutoğlu stated that PKK terrorists aimed to harm unity and brotherhood among citizens and vowed, “We will not allow a fight between brothers."

International community and world leaders condemned the latest terrorist attacks and offered their condolences over the deaths of security forces personnel.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, UN Secretary –General Ban Ki-moon, spokespersons of the US State Department, the Pentagon and White House strongly condemned the PKK's terrorism while they expressed their condolences to Turkish people and the martyrs' families.

over escalating violence in the region.

"A town-wide curfew was issued in Cizre as of 8 p.m. until further notice to restore security in the region," said the governor's office in a statement, which was released late Friday.

"Security forces have launched a wide scale operation to seize members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, who were

involved in a string of recent attacks in the district, and to close the trenches, dug by PKK terrorists, in order to block access to the remote areas of the district," the governor's office said.

Security forces have blocked off entrance and exit to the district after the curfew went into effect. Traffic has been stopped on the international Silk Road, which leads to Iraq after passing through the central Cizre.

After the internet and mobile phone systems were cut off across the restive district, Special Operation Forces, backed by armored vehicles, raided suspected hideouts in the district's three neighborhoods -- Nur, Yafes and Cudi -- where terror attacks have become almost a daily occurence.

PKK terrorists, who set up barricades to close roads, opened fire on police cars to prevent their access into the remote areas of the neighborhoods. Clashes erupted in the district with police responding with heavy fire.

A loud explosion and exchange of fire were heard in some parts of the districts. The conflict between security forces and PKK members continued throughout Friday night.

The governor's office announced on Saturday that the curfew has remained in force for a second day in Cizre.

Further fatalities have been prevented after police discovered explosives, which had been planted by PKK terrorists in the entrance of several roads across the districts.

Gunfire was heard on Saturday in some parts of Cizre where the security operation was reportedly still underway.

The armored vehicle was carrying 13 officers when it was struck at 11:30 near the province's İdil district. The bomb, placed by PKK terrorists, was set off by a remote control device.

Police suggest that the PKK have used 200 kg of C-4 explosive, reinforced with ammonium nitrate.

A larger disaster was prevented as the explosion happened immediately before the police car's passage. The blast has led extensive damage to the front part of the vehicle.

The injured were named as officers from the province's Şerafettin Elçi airport, which is located between İdil and Cizre. They were hospitalized after the attack.

The injured are not in critical condition, said a medic from İdil State Hospital. An earlier report said one of the injured was in serious condition.

Security forces launched an operation to capture PKK terrorists, who were involved in the attack. The high way leading to the restive district of Cizre was closed, while police searched for further explosives.

Police used a jammer as a preventive measure against a possible second explosive. No further explosives were found.

The fierce clashes sparked when armed PKK members opened fire on a garrison command with long-barreled weapons and rocket-propelled grenades in the province's Cizre district.

Soldiers immediately responded with heavy fire. At least three of them were injured during the clashes. The terrorist group escaped into back streets following fierce clashes.

The media reports said the clashes with the PKK have also left four civilians injured, mostly critically. They were taken to a Cizre hospital after the incident.

Three out of them died of serious injuries at the hospital despite frantic efforts made by the medics to save them, said a medic from Cizre state hospital.

A report said that one of the victims was gravely injured after being caught in the exchange of fire between the armed group and security forces. He has been identified as Mesut Sanrı, 39, an employee who worked for the regional electricity distribution company, DEDAŞ.

Another victim, who died at the hospital, was named as Baran Çağlı, a 7-year-old boy who was critically injured when a part of a building's wall collapsed on him during the clashes. Eyüp Ergün, a staff member from Cizre state hospital, is among the victims who died of critical wounds. His friends and family members burst into tears after hearing of his death.

The security operation is still underway in remote areas of the district to seize PKK terrorists, who were involved in the attack.

During the security operation, PKK terrorists have fired a rocket to destroy an armored police vehicle traveling along the Cizre Bridge over the Tigris River. PKK terrorists have failed to hit the police car.

PKK terrorists have reportedly built barricades to close roads in the district where they did not allow drivers to drive long trucks and buses. An exchange of fire is still being heard in some areas of the districts, according to a witness.

Residents have stayed in their homes, while shops and stores have been closed in Cizre where the situation still remains tense.

According to the statement by the governorate, a total of 854 members of the PKK and Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), an umbrella political organization for the PKK, have surrendered, between March 21, 2013 and August 20, 2015 in Şırnak.

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.

According to the initial report, the mine was blasted when the armed police vehicle headed to a scene in the Silopi district to investigate another attack in Başak neighborhood which claimed 1 police and 3 civilians' lives earlier in the day.

Meanwhile, one soldier was killed and another was wounded in another attack in Şırnak while PKK militants opened fire on a military helicopter deploying army personnel in Beytüşşebap district early on Monday morning.

The helicopter was attacked by anti-aircraft guns and rocket-propelled grenades.

The attacks came on the same day as terrorists clashed with police in Istanbul's Sultanbeyli district after a suicide bomb targeted the district police station. One police officer was killed while two terrorists were found dead at the scene.

The deaths occurred after Huda-Par members had an altercation in Sirnak's Kozluca village with supporters of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), which also has a broad base among Kurdish voters.

Sirnak Governor's Office has issued a written statement, saying two people thought to be HDP members opened fire on two Huda-Par supporters, who later died at hospital.

A gun has been recovered at the scene and an investigation by the public prosecutor is under way, the statement added.

Tensions remain high in Kozluca village, with gendarmerie forces deployed and entry into the village restricted.

Witnesses had told Anadolu Agency the fight broke out after HDP members came to Kozluca to hang party flags, which Huda-Par members opposed.

In the brawl that ensued, gunshots were reported from a group of HDP members at the scene, critically injuring Muhammed Serif Simsek (34) and Abdulcelil Talayhan (38). Both died later at a hospital in neighboring Mardin province.

The deadly incident comes as Turkey gears up for the general election on June 7.

Approximately 56 million Turkish citizens are eligible to vote in the country's 25th parliamentary election to choose 550 lawmakers.

The unrest swelled in the southeastern province of Şırnak after the police dispersed an angry group, who attempted to provoke tension during the celebratory events surrounding the Kurdish spring festival, Newroz, which marks the spring equinox.

The celebrations were held by the People's Democracy Party, or HDP, and Democratic Regions Party, or DBP. Two leading MPs from the main Kurdish party, or HDP, have attended the celebrations.

Kurds in traditional dress sang songs and presented a folklore dance, Halay, which is an Anatolian dance performed in unity in a line with others. Some preferred having a picnic to celebrate the upcoming spring festival, which will be marked tomorrow.

The tension rose when a crowd began to hurl stones at a police post in an attempt to provoke tension. Police used a water cannon to disperse stone-throwing protesters, some of whom lifted banners, belonging to the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK.

During the brawl, five people have sustained injuries after being hit by the stones.

The injured were said to be four police officers and a child, at the age of 5. They were taken to a Şırnak hospital for treatment.

In another southeastern province, in Batman, a crowd wearing masks to cover their faces burned tires and closed a road, connecting Batman to Diyarbakır.

The tension reached its climax when they rained stones on police cars and an ambulance trying to transport a patient to a nearby hospital.

Windows of a funeral car driving near the scene have been smashed after being stuck by the Stones. Its driver underwent quite a few tense moments.

A police car was badly destroyed after being stuck by a petrol bomb hurled by protesters.

The PKK affiliates stopped and did not allow oil tankers and trucks to roll on a motorway connecting the southeastern province of Şırnak to Iraq late Friday.

The protest took place near the Silopi district.

The PKK affiliates wore masks and hurled petrol bombs at the armoured police vehicle. The vehicle dissolved in a fireball in the attack.

An anti-riot police vehicle put out flames that engulfed the armoured vehicle which was hit by the petrol bombs.

Police used a water cannon to disperse the protest.

Militants from outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, opened fire with anti-aircraft guns on the Turkish military near the town of Uludere in Şırnak province in the Southeast, said the General Staff.

The harassing fire targetted the Turkish troops in an armored vehicle when they were providing security for a bulldozer, which was plowing the snow covered road leading to Beyaz Tepe Military Base.

The military immediately retaliated by firing in response to the hostile gunfire, which was opened from 800 meters south of the Turkish border at 10:40 am on Friday.

TWO ASSAULTS OCCURRED WITHIN AN HOUR

The General Staff also announced that a PKK militant turned himself into the security forces in Uludere town at 10:55 on Friday with an AK-47 and with its magazine.

Unknown attackers on the roofs of village houses hurled stones and hand-made gas bombs at the gendarmerie post, who were on their way back from the mission to prevent smuggling around Ortasu village near the Uludere town, said the General Staff on its official website.

The attack immediately prompted the military post to respond with gas bombs.

The gendarme, heavily injured by a stone which hit his head, was taken to Şırnak’s state-run hospital after the medics diagnosed a 5-cm long fracture to his skull bone at a smaller town's hospital, where he had been taken just after the attack, said the medical sources.

He reportedly remained in grave condition in the intensive care unit, a day after he underwent surgery on suspicion of a brain hemorrhage.

No casualties have been reported after the attack which left financial damage to the local governorship.

The perpetrators targeted the building’s second floor in the attack, prompting officers from the ground floor's police station to fire a warning shot into the air.

“There is no casualty in the attack, as nobody was in the targeted room at the time the projectile hit the building,” said an official from the governor’s office.

Security has been stepped up along a nearby street in which police thought the projectile could have been fired. Police presence has been increased in the side streets as a precaution.

The search operation for the terrorists responsible for this attack is still underway in and around Cizre.