19 June 2018•Update: 20 June 2018
IZMIR, Turkey
At least 12 suspects were arrested for their links to the PKK terror group in Turkey’s Aegean province of Izmir, security sources said on Tuesday.
The arrests came after Izmir prosecutors issued arrest warrants for 15 people suspected of PKK terrorist ties.
Security units conducted simultaneous operations in Izmir's Torbali, Dikili, Urla, and Menemen districts.
During the operations, security units seized a number of publications and documents related to the terror group.
The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey as well as the U.S. and EU. In its more than three-decade terror campaign against Turkey, more than 40,000 people have been killed.
Reporting by Safak Yel:Writing by Merve Aydogan
