Minister of Internal Affairs Ali Yerlikaya; It was announced that 8 caves, shelters and explosive depots were destroyed in 9 provinces during the "BOZDOĞAN-59" operations, which were carried out to destroy various weapons, ammunition and explosives that terrorists belonging to the Separatist Terrorist Organization (BTÖ) hid in caves and shelters in order to carry out actions in the winter months in the countryside.
- 1 AT-13 Metis Anti-Tank Missile,
- 2 Guided Missiles,
- 701 Hand Grenades,
- 184 Pieces of RPG-7 Anti Tank Ammunition and
- A large number of weapons and ammunition, including 64 kg of C4 Explosive, were seized.
I want our dear nation to know that; We are destroying the terrorists' dens one by one, and we will continue to do so. We have only one goal; And that is to fight without stopping until the last terrorist is neutralized!” Minister Yerlikaya also made the following statements in his statement on his social media account:
Under the coordination of the Gendarmerie General Command's Counter-Terrorism Department and the Intelligence Directorate; “BOZDOĞAN-204” was carried out in Mardin, Hatay, Bitlis, Diyarbakır, Şırnak, Siirt, Tunceli, Bingöl and Hakkari with the participation of 2.866 teams consisting of Gendarmerie Special Operations (JÖH), Commandos and Security Guards, 8 Gendarmerie Personnel and the support of J-SİHA and ATAK helicopters. ” operations were organized.
As a result of the operations carried out in the rural areas of Nusaybin, İskenderun, Dörtyol, Payas, Mutki, Hizan, Sehi, Kulp, Lice, Uludere, Silvan, Ergani, Genç, Pervari, Ovacık, Cudi and Gabar:
- AT-13 METIS ANTI-TANK MISSILE,
- 2 GUIDED MISSILES,
- 184 RPG-7 ROCKET LAUNCHERS,
- 42 RPG-7 ANTI-TANK AMMUNITION,
- 701 HAND GRENADES,
- 1303 fuzes, (prepared to make IEDs)
- 63 kg C4 and AMMONIUM NITRATE,
- 10 IEDs and key systems,
- 4012 AMMUNITION (infantry and machine gun cartridges)
- 5 LAVA WEAPONS,
- 8 ROCKET LAUNCHERS (ANTI-PERSONNEL WARPHEAD),
- 57 pieces of 12,7 mm diameter Zagros and ANTI-AIRCRAFT AMMUNITION,
- 2 ANTI-TANK MINE,
- Grenade Launcher,
- 8 grenade launcher ammunition,
- 7 Dragunov and Zagros Sniper Rifles,
- 7 AK-47 infantry rifles,
- 2 pressing devices,
- mortar ammunition,
- 2 laser distance meters,
- 2 Dragunov binoculars,
- 18 Dragunov magazines,
- 32 pieces of AK-47 Infantry Rifle Magazine,
- 6 vehicle and handheld radios,
- 47 tubes,
- A large number of organizational documents, kitchen, health and living materials were seized.
The shelters prepared by the terrorist organization to use for logistics purposes and to carry out actions during the winter months were identified and destroyed one by one.
I congratulate our Hero Gendarmerie who carried out the operations. "Our nation's prayers are with you," he said.
