95 PKK terror suspects arrested across Turkey

ISTANBUL/DIYARBAKIR/ADANA/MERSIN, Turkey

At least 95 PKK terror suspects were arrested in operations across Turkey on Friday.

In the southeastern Diyarbakir province, 59 suspects were caught as security forces raided 104 locations to track down people believed to be involved in propaganda and other activities for the terror group, a security source said on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

Four pistols, three rifles, around 300 bullets, and a large number of organizational materials were also seized in the raids.

In the southern Adana police, 26 suspects said to be involved in illegal acts for the PKK terror group were apprehended, while four more were nabbed in Mersin for propaganda activities, the source said.

Six more suspects were arrested in an Istanbul-centered operation focused on people part of the terror group’s logistical networks, the source added.

In its more than 35-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US, and the EU – has been responsible for the deaths of at least 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants.

*Writing by Ahmet Gencturk in Ankara