3 more PKK terrorists surrender to Turkish security forces

Three more PKK terrorists surrendered in Turkey thanks to persuasion by security forces, the Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday.

In a statement, the ministry said the terrorists, who escaped from the group through persuasion efforts of gendarmerie command and security directorate teams, surrendered to security forces after entering Turkey.

The terrorists, who were active in Syria and Iraq, joined the terror group in 2015 and 2017, the statement added.

With this latest surrender, the number of terrorists who have laid down their arms through persuasion efforts this year has risen to 43.

In its more than 35-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK-listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US, and the European Union-has been responsible for the deaths of at least 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants.