Turkey launches massive anti-terror operation

The operation named "Kiran-7 Operation of Munzur Valley" targets the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party members in the region aiming to thwart potential attacks in the upcoming winter.

Ankara:Turkey has launched a large-scale anti-terror operation in the eastern part of the country, the Turkish interior ministry said on Saturday.

A total of 2,250 personnel including special police forces and gendarmerie commandos take part in the operation in Tunceli Province, the ministry told in a written statement.

The operation named "Kiran-7 Operation of Munzur Valley" targets the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party members in the region aiming to thwart potential attacks in the upcoming winter.

The PKK which has been fighting against the Turkish government for more than 30 years is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US, and the EU.

A total of 1,144 terrorists were killed, Turkish interior minister Suleyman Soylu said on Wednesday elaborating on the intense security operations against the Kurdish group in the past three years.