By Selma Kasap
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish Armed Forces on Sunday said wanted PKK terrorist Murat Akdogan, codenamed Ali Gever, was among the terrorists “neutralized ” during an operation in northern Iraq on Sept. 14.
Turkish authorities often use the word “neutralized ” in their statements to imply that the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.
In a statement on Twitter, the army said Akdogan, marked orange in the Interior Ministry list, was neutralized in Friday's airstrike on the Avasin-Basyan region.
The Interior Ministry's wanted list is divided into five color-coded categories, with red as the most wanted, followed by blue, green, orange and gray.
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 nearly 40,000 people, including women and children.
