Clashes Occur Between Turks and Kurds in Turkey, Casualties on the Turkish Side

Ermenihaber reports that on June 2, in the Datvan district of Bitlis province, clashes occurred between Turkish security forces and Kurdish militants, resulting in the death of one Turkish soldier and injuries to five others.

It is noted that the Turkish military operations are being carried out against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is considered a terrorist organization in Turkey.

Later, it was revealed that Lieutenant Baki Koçak, one of the injured Turkish soldiers hospitalized after the clashes with Kurdish militants, also succumbed to his injuries.

Following this armed confrontation, Turkish forces launched a large-scale operation against Kurdish militants in Bitlis with the support of air power.