Some 3,646 terrorists were neutralized in more than 200 operations carried out in Turkey and across the border.

Axar.az reports that the country's defence minister announced on Tuesday.

Among the terrorists who have been neutralized, there are "ringleaders" from the so-called leadership of the terrorist organization, Hulusi Akar said in a virtual year-end evaluation meeting.

Turkey’s Chief of General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler, other military commanders, and senior authorities were in attendance at the meeting.

Noting that the terrorist organization poses a threat to 83 million citizens and the borders of the country, Akar said that Turkey is determined to clean up the PKK terrorist organization starting from northern Iraq.