Turkish security neutralizes four PKK members

ISTANBUL, May 24 (KUNA) -- Turkish security forces "neutralized" four PKK terrorists in the eastern province of Bitlis, Turkish Interior Ministry said Friday.
The air-backed counter-terrorism operation was carried out by the gendarmerie in the Tatvan district of Bitlis, the ministry statement said in a statement.
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 US and the EU, has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including women and children. (end) ta.mb