Identified bunkers and warehouses were searched on Sunday by Mardin Provincial Gendarmerie Command teams during the operation Kıran-2.
2 metis M-1 missile igniter, 2 PKM machine guns, 4 kanas sniper rifles, 2 M-16 infantry rifles, 7 AK-47 infantry rifles, 1 piece of 40MM TBA-6R1, 6 RPG-7 rocket launchers, 7 pistols, 48 grenades, 17 kilograms of plastic explosive, 2 handmade explosives trapped with warheads rocket launchers, 18 antitank rocket launcher ammunition, 3 RPG-7 anti-personnel ammunition, 7 anti-personnel rocket launcher ammunition, 36 grenade launcher ammunition, 4 thermal cameras, gun-top thermal cameras, night vision binoculars and 2 day vision binoculars, 41 pieces of Kalashnikov magazine, 4,635 bullets and a large number of ammunition and communication materials were seized during operations.
"Evidence-bearing materials were kept and other materials were disposed of in the site," said Turkish Armed Forces in a statement.
Some of the seized weapons and ammunition were displayed at a press conference held at the Mardin Provincial Gendarmerie Command.
According to the information obtained from the authorities, the seized materials included a pen-shaped chemical detonator that was seized for the first time.
It was learned that the pen-shaped chemical detonator had the ability to detonate the hand-made explosive that was placed in it after 45 minutes and could not be detected on the x-ray device.
One laptop computer was found to have been used in the organization's archive among the seized materials, while the printers were found and used in the printing of fake ID cards.
The silenced weapons, which were also among the seized weapons, were to be used in assassination attempts against senior officials of the state, such as state-appointed officials and representatives of political parties.
It was stated that the Turkish Armed Forces will continue operations in the area.
ILKHA