By Muhammed Boztepe
ANKARA (AA) – A PKK terrorist, whose name was in the grey category of the Interior Ministry's wanted list, was “neutralized ” in an anti-terror operation in eastern Turkey on Sept. 13.
The country's Interior Ministry said in a statement that Firat Dagdelen, codenamed Servan Cevlik, was “neutralized ” in an operation in Bingol province.
The wanted list is divided into five color-coded categories, with red as the most wanted, followed by blue, green, orange and grey.
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 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.
