Turkey launched Operation Kiran-6 against PKK members in eastern Turkey, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

According to the statement, a total of 2,360 police, gendarmerie, and village guards have joined the domestic operation.

"The operation will be carried out in the countryside of Diyarbakır, Bingöl and Muş provinces to neutralize PKK members in the region," the ministry said.

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