“During the reconnaissance and surveillance activities carried out in the Hakkari/Yüksekova border area on 23 June 2020, one of our heroic fellow soldiers was martyred and two others were injured due to harassment fire from Iranian territory,” the statement said.

The ongoing conflict between Turkey and PKK has resulted in nearly forty thousand deaths since 1984 when PKK waged an insurgency against Turkish State. (ILKHA)