13 PKK terror suspects arrested across Turkey
Suspects allegedly trained in PKK headquarters in northern Iraq, say sources
2021-05-25 17:35:19
ANKARA
Turkish police have arrested at least 13 people over alleged links to the PKK terrorist organization, sources said on Tuesday.
Eight of the suspects, arrested in the Turkish capital Ankara, were operating directly under the instructions of the terror group as part of efforts to coordinate its structuring in Turkey, according to judicial and security sources.
Security forces have been tracking their activities for some time and determined that they received training at the PKK s headquarters in the Qandil Mountains of northern Iraq by senior PKK figures, including Duran Kalkan and Nurettin Demirtas, said the sources, asking not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.