By Yusuf Soykan Bal
ANKARA (AA) - A PKK terrorist 'neutralized' by Turkish security forces earlier in July had been on the nation’s wanted terrorists list, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
Celal Gok, codenamed Agit Soro, was among the five terrorists neutralized on July 19 in a cross-border operation in outskirts of Lice district of southeastern Diyarbakir province.
Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply that the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.
He was in the grey category of the Interior Ministry's wanted terrorists list and sought with a bounty of 300,000 Turkish liras (roughly $53,000) on his head.
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including many women, children, and infants.