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Turkey reconstructs buildings PKK wrecked in 3 years

The Turkish ministry of environment and urban planning will be constructing a total of 5,716 houses after the houses were demolished in PKK terrorist attacks three years ago in Turkey's southeastern province of Şırnak.

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Turkey reconstructs buildings PKK wrecked in 3 years

The Turkish ministry of environment and urban planning will be constructing a total of 5,716 houses after the houses were demolished in PKK terrorist attacks three years ago in Turkey's southeastern province of Şırnak.

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Turkey reconstructs buildings PKK wrecked in 3 years

Within the scope of construction, 3,756 houses have been fully completed and 304 of the houses delivered to the house owners.

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Turkey reconstructs buildings PKK wrecked in 3 years

After living in a neighborhood where gun and explosions were heard, families now hear the sound of children playing peacefully in the parks.

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Turkey reconstructs buildings PKK wrecked in 3 years

In an interview with Anadolu Agency, Şahin Ürper, a house keeper in the area, said the building in which he owned 12 housings had collapsed in an attack.

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Turkey reconstructs buildings PKK wrecked in 3 years

"We had to leave our home and our home town, we were in a very troubled period... the poor and the rich were all affected by this," Ürper said.

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Turkey reconstructs buildings PKK wrecked in 3 years

In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of some 40,000 people, including women, children and infants.