ISTANBUL
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Turkish dailies on Friday mainly focused on clashes between the Turkish army and Daesh militants in the southeastern province of Kilis.
One Turkish officer was killed and two sergeants wounded in gunfire coming from Syria.
“Close combat with ISIL" [Daesh] was MILLIYET’s headline, claiming that a group of militants opened fire on Turkish troops.
“War with ISIL” was CUMHURIYET’s headline, reporting that Turkey was attacked while increasing its border security.
The newspaper wrote that the Daesh attack was carried out at around 1.30 p.m. [1030 GMT] and that the Turkish military responded by sending tanks and armored vehicles to its border.
The Turkish General Staff said in a statement that five militants had opened fire on Turkish troops from a Daesh-controlled Syrian border region.
One Daesh militant was killed and three of the group's vehicles were heavily damaged, the statement added.
“Both from air and land” was HURRIYET’s headline, referring to Turkey’s military operation inside Syria.
The daily reported that an operational decision was taken overnight to fight Daesh in Syria as well as the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK.
Turkey, the U.S. and the European Union list the PKK as a terrorist organization but talks to end the armed conflict pitting the PKK against Turkish security forces have been ongoing since early 2012.
HURRIYET also featured a photograph of the slain Turkish soldier with his wife, claiming that she was pregnant.
“Turkish army strike Daesh again,” was AKSAM’s headline while YENISAFAK wrote “60 maroon berets are in Syria,” claiming that special army forces crossed the border into the Syria and conducted a 3-hour operation, killing one Daesh militant.
“Twin attack,” was HABERTURK’s headline, reporting about the details of clashes between the Turkish army and Daesh, as well as a separate attack on Turkish police officers in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir.
A policeman was shot dead and a colleague wounded in a gun attack.
The incident came after the murder of two policemen on Wednesday -- for which the PKK has claimed responsibility -- and a deadly suicide bombing in southeastern Sanliurfa province, near the Syrian border on Monday which killed 32 people.
HABER TURK claimed that Turkey had lost 36 people in the last three days as a result of Daesh and PKK violence.
Turkish dailies also covered new security measures that Turkey is planning to take along its Syrian border.
“Just like Mexican border,” was VATAN’s headline, referring to the U.S.’ tight security measures maintained along its southern border in order to block illegal migration.
The daily claimed that Ankara will protect its Syrian border with walls, razor wire and surveillance balloons like those seen along the U.S.-Mexican frontier.
VATAN also wrote that the project would cost Turkey around 2 billion Turkish liras ($732 million) and will be finished in three years.
HABER TURK reported that the planned wall is expected to be 350 kilometers [217 miles] long.
CUMHURIYET wrote that an “electronic wall” equipped with state-of-the-art surveillance equipment – and utilizing a “giant budget” – will protect Turkey’s Syrian border.
HURRIYET also reported news that the U.S. would be able to use Turkish bases, including its air base in Incirlik -- close to the Syrian border -- to fight against Daesh.
“Turkey changed its Syria policy by approving the use of Incirlik base over which it was so reluctant for a long time,” the newspaper wrote.
