By Sema Kaplan
DIYARBAKIR (AA) – A ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party politician was killed by PKK terrorists in the Dicle district of southeastern Diyarbakir province Monday night, according to security sources.
The sources who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media said PKK terrorists opened fire on Deryan Aktert, AK Party's district chairman in Dicle while he was at his workplace.
An investigation was launched to hunt the terrorists after the attack.
The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU. It resumed its 30-year armed campaign against the Turkish state in July 2015.
Since then, PKK terrorist attacks have martyred more than 600 security personnel and also claimed the lives of numerous civilians, including women and children, while more than 7,000 PKK terrorists have been killed in army operations.