16 more PKK terrorists killed The Turkish military announced that 16 members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed in southeastern Turkey. While nine were killed in Şırnak's Cizre, district, seven others were killed in Diyarbakır's Sur district. Since the beginning of Turkey's retaliatory attacks against the PKK in mid-December 2015, a total of 483 terrorists were killed in Cizre while 144 were slain in Sur.Video: Turkish military seized a large weapons cache During the anti-terror raids across Cizre and Sur, the military seized a large weapons cache, including rocket launchers, guns, hand grenades, radio sets, hunting rifles, bottles of gas and automatic rifles. The confiscated cache included hundreds of kilograms of ammonium nitrate, electrical components, detonating cord and electrical ignition devices of a kind used in bomb-making. Medicial equipment was also seized.PKK terrorism collapses economy in southeastern Turkish province Meanwhile, a curfew has been imposed in many districts of provinces in the southeast, including Cizre, Silopi, Sur, and Nusaybin since the operations began. Most of the local residents relocated to safer areas after or before the curfew was imposed on the restive towns, which have frequently been the scene of clashes between security forces and the PKK. The PKK – considered a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US and the EU – resumed its armed campaign in late July. Since then, more than 200 members of the security forces have been martyred and over 3,000 PKK terrorists killed.

The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has been carrying out terror attacks in Turkey's southeastern region, has collapsed the economy of the southeastern Şırnak province of Turkey.Due to the terrorist group's activities, many sectors, particularly the construction sector, fell into a decline as all construction stopped and the prices of homes for sale decreased to less than half of asking prices before June 2015.As many as 11 factories were closed while all the five-star hotel and shopping mall projects were halted. The university construction and the construction of a highway which was planned to connect Şırnak to Cizre town and Van province were stopped due to the terrorism of the outlawed PKK militants. The terrorists dug ditches, planted roadside mines, and vandalized public buildings including hospitals, schools and libraries. They kidnapped children and terrorized the province.The terrorist group has also devastated a large number of public buildings such as the cultural center, the library and the Social Security Institution building.The two towns of Şırnak, Cizre and Silopi, where hundreds of terrorist have been killed by the Turkish security forces amid curfews, are the biggest victims of the PKK terrorism.Şırnak Chamber of Tradesmen and Artisans Association President Heşar Haşimoğlu and the Şırnak Provincial Chairman of Free Cause Party of Turkey, Abdullah Kılıç who narrated the situation in Şırnak, has also said that Şırnak had regressed at least 20 years because of the terrorism."The economy of Şırnak has been set back at least 20 years because of terrorism. Small retailers have already gone bankrupt," said Şırnak Chamber of Tradesmen and Artisans Association President Haşimoğlu."The terror group tries to reflect the desperation of the small retailers as a protest. In fact, retailers cannot open their shops due to PKK threats," said Haşimoğlu."The residents were forced to flee Şırnak by terrorists. The terrorism left thousands of people homeless," said Kılıç."Until now, 32 schools have beeb attacked by PKK terrorists and 172 schools were closed in two towns in Şırnak," added Kılıç.The Turkish military has been efficiently fighting against the PKK to rescue cities from militants in the southeastern region of Turkey.The PKK is an armed militant group that has been carrying out terror attacks mostly in southeastern Turkey since the early 1980s. Since then, more than 40,000 people have died.In 2013, the Turkish government launched the 'Peace Process' to end years of armed conflict with the PKK and work on reforms to the constitution. However, the PKK ended the ceasefire on July 11.The PKK is considered a terrorist group by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.