78 militant members of organizations considered terrorists in Turkey were eleminated by Turkish security forces during the operations in the provinces of Sirnak, Hakkari, Siirt, Diyarbakir and Erzurum, according to a statement of the Turkish General Staff.

Axar.az reports citing to Sputnik Turkish security forces killed 78 militant members of organizations considered terrorists in the country within the past week, local media reported on Friday, citing a statement of the Turkish General Staff.
The operations were carried out in the provinces of Sirnak, Hakkari, Siirt, Diyarbakir and Erzurum, the Anadolu news agency said.

One of the militants that was killed was a senior figure of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the province of Kahramanmaras Firat Berkpinar, and was included on Turkey's most wanted terrorists list.