Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announces: 32 caves, bunkers, and shelters destroyed in 'Bozdoğan-23' operations

In a statement on his social media account, Minister Yerlikaya reported that 32 caves, bunkers, and shelters were destroyed in the "Bozdoğan-23" operations, which were carried out to eliminate various weapons, ammunition, and explosives hidden by members of the separatist terrorist organization in caves and bunkers for the purpose of carrying out attacks in rural areas of Tunceli and Şırnak.

Stating that they conduct operations 365 days a year, through all 4 seasons, 12 months, day and night, Yerlikaya emphasized that the fight against terrorism will continue until the last terrorist is neutralized. Minister Yerlikaya's statement is as follows:

"Our heroes are continuing their operations during the holiday as well. May God protect them. I kiss them all on their foreheads. Our nation's prayers are with you. The dens prepared by the terrorist organization for logistical purposes and to carry out attacks were identified one by one and destroyed over their heads."

ATAK-SUPPORTED OPERATIONS

According to Minister Yerlikaya's statement, the operations were carried out in the rural areas of Aliboğazı, Mount Cudi, and Beytüşşebap under the coordination of the Gendarmerie General Command's Counter-Terrorism Department and Intelligence Department, with the support of Gendarmerie Special Operations, commando and security guard teams, J-UAVs, and ATAK helicopters.

During the operations, 9 mortar rounds, 1,493 explosives weighing 239 kilograms, 2 anti-tank munitions, a propellant charge, 4 improvised explosive devices and their mechanisms, 30 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, 31 mechanical fuses, 57 battery blocks for use in improvised explosive devices, an RPG-7 rocket launcher, a high-fragmentation hand grenade, an AK-47 infantry rifle, and 237 PKM, AK-47, and BKC cartridges were seized.