Turkish intelligence nabs senior operative of PKK/KCK-PYD/YPG terrorist group in northern Syria

By Baris Gundogan

ANKARA (AA) – Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) caught Ipek Demir, a senior operative of the PKK/KCK-PYD/YPG terrorist organization, in northern Syria, security sources said on Friday.

Ipek Demir, codenamed Cavre Gever, was captured in an operation in Aleppo's Ayn al-Arab district and brought to Turkey, the sources added.

She joined the terror group in the southeastern Turkish province of Hakkari in 2010 and operated in the Zap, Hakurk, Avasin, and Sinjar regions in northern Iraq for approximately seven years. In 2017, she was sent to Syria by the terrorist organization.

In its nearly 40-year terror campaign against Türkiye, the PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the US, and EU – has been responsible for the deaths of over 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants. The PYD-YPG is its Syrian offshoot.

*Writing by Serdar Dincel from Istanbul