Vanli’s nephew and village guard, Adnan, who was following the motorcade was killed in the attack.
A counterterrorism operation has been launched to capture the terrorists.
More than 1,200 victims, including security personnel and civilians, have lost their lives since the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S., and EU -- resumed its decades-old armed campaign against the state in July 2015.
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