Turkish security forces have killed 54 Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants over three days of operations in the country’s southeast, a local broadcaster reported Friday.
The military counter-terrorist operations were conducted in Sirnak Province, targeting the towns of Silopi and Cizre, according to security sources quoted by the channel A Haber.
A curfew has been imposed by the Turkish authorities in a number of southeastern settlements, including the Sur district of Diyarbakir, and the city of Nusaybin.
Armed clashes are ongoing in these areas, Turkish media reported, with local residences said to be fleeing the cities.